lat|er|al

lat|er|al
lat|er|al «LAT uhr uhl», adjective, noun, verb.
–adj.
1. of the side; at the side; from the si; toward the side: »

lateral roots. A lateral fin of a fish grows from its side. A lateral branch of a family is a branch not in the direct line of descent. A river is fed by lateral streams.

2. Phonetics. articulated so that the breath passes out on one or both sides of the tongue, as in pronouncing the English l.
–n.
1. a lateral part or outgrowth.
2. Phonetics. a lateral sound, such as l.
3. Mining. a) a drift other than the main drift. b) a connecting tunnel between main haulage ways.
4. = lateral pass. (Cf. ↑lateral pass)
–v.i.
(in football) to throw a lateral pass: »

So Gifford lateraled to Center Greg Larson, who looked at the ball and lateraled to Y. A. Tittle (Time).

╂[< Latin laterālis < latus, -eris side]

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