East-west
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Extending on an axis from east to west. not-comparable
"One end of the east-west building is wet, the other windy, and at present there is smoke abounding, too; but these distressing yard elements can be completely excluded at each end by full-width folding doors [...]."
Example
More examples"A frosty east-west relationship led to a sort of brinkmanship where both NATO and Russia flew military aircraft close to the other side's frontiers or even deliberately made brief incursions into the other side's airspace, either to test air defence capabilities or as part of a pattern of intimidation or coercion."
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