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vertical

adjective as in upright

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An Alaskan climbing influencer has died after falling from El Capitan, a famous vertical rock formation in California's Yosemite National Park.

From BBC

The new frame will have four entrance points, all of which are vertical, meaning Dakota had "no chance" of being able to get up them, even with support, her family said.

From BBC

Chicken smothered in it is heaven for those raised on the comfort-food staple — or those who just crushed several vertical miles.

Such frames are made up of horizontal beams and vertical columns, and feature a largely rectangular skeleton.

Her frantic run down to the tree line, which covered several miles and about 2,000 vertical feet, took at least an hour.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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