lateral line

  • 51lateral railroad — A railroad line constituting an offshoot from the main line or stem; a feeder of the main line. Blanton v Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Co. 86 Va 618, 620. A railroad connected, indeed, with the main line, but not a mere incident of …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 52Lateral lingual swelling — Infobox Embryology Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 241 GrayPage = 1102 Caption = Floor of pharynx of human embryo about twenty six days old. Caption2 = Floor of pharynx of human embryo of about the end of the fourth week. System =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 53lateral datum line — An imaginary line through the aircraft’s center of gravity usually considered parallel to a line joining the wing tips …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 54lateral railroad — A lateral road is one which proceeds from some point on the main trunk between its terminal. It is but another name for a branch road, both being a part of the main road. An offshoot from main line of railroad. Union Pac. R. Co. v. Anderson, 167… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 55lateral railroad — A lateral road is one which proceeds from some point on the main trunk between its terminal. It is but another name for a branch road, both being a part of the main road. An offshoot from main line of railroad. Union Pac. R. Co. v. Anderson, 167… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 56lateral spread — A technique used to place the mean point of impact of two or more units 100 meters apart on a line perpendicular to the gun target line …

    Military dictionary

  • 57lateral axis — A straight line through the center of gravity that is parallel to the line joining the wing tips. The aircraft pitches around this axis. See axes …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 58lateral pass — Football. a short pass thrown or tossed parallel to the line of scrimmage or slightly backward from the position of the passer. [1930 35] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 59lateral aberration — deviation of a ray from the focal point, measured on a line perpendicular to the axis at the focal point …

    Medical dictionary

  • 60lateral pass — lat′eral pass′ n. spo a pass in football thrown parallel to the line of scrimmage or backward from the position of the passer • Etymology: 1930–35 …

    From formal English to slang