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名詞

side by side (plural side by sides)

1. Alternative spelling of side-by-side.

形容詞

side by side (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of side-by-side.

副詞

side by side (not comparable)

1. (literally) Beside or alongside one another; close to one another and abreast.

   The new houses were built side by side, facing the lake.

   • 1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 148:

     The structure was examined and passed by the Board of Trade in February, 1890, after it had been tested with two trains of 50 loaded wagons, each hauled by two engines, and pushed by a third. The trains ran side by side, and their combined weight, including the six engines, was 1,800 tons. The deflections of the girders were precisely in accordance with the calculations of the engineers.

   • 1960 September, “Talking of Trains: New level-crossing signs”, in Trains Illustrated, page 519:

     Two lamps mounted side by side about two feet apart will flash alternately and when this happens traffic must stop; disobedience of these signs becomes an offence.

2. (figuratively) In peace. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (figuratively) With a common purpose.

   The soldiers of XX and YY were fighting side by side against a common enemy.

同意語

• (literally): cheek by jowl, board to board (nautical)

語源

From side + by + side.

形容詞

side-by-side (not comparable)

1. Adjacent; juxtaposed.

   Antonyms: end-to-end; tandem, in tandem

   Hyponyms: abreast; neck-and-neck

   • 1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:

     The cylinder banks are at 60 deg. with the cylinders staggered to allow for side-by-side connecting rods on each crank.

   • 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

     A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

使用する際の注意点

• This hyphenated spelling is usually used before a noun it modifies, whereas the unhyphenated spelling is used after a noun it modifies.

名詞

side-by-side (plural side-by-sides)

1. A type of multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle, with four wheels, resembling a golf cart.

   Alternative forms: SxS, SXS

   Synonyms: UTV, utility task vehicle

   Hypernym: vehicle

   Coordinate terms: ATV, all-terrain vehicle; quad bike, quad, four-wheeler; golf cart; CUV, XUV, SUV

2. Ellipsis of side-by-side shotgun.

   Hypernyms: double-barreled shotgun < shotgun < firearm < weapon

   Coordinate term: over-and-under

3. Ellipsis of side-by-side rifle.

   Hypernyms: double rifle < rifle < firearm < weapon

4. Ellipsis of side-by-side smoothbore (“a side-by-side musket (unrifled) longarm”).

   Hypernyms: smoothbore < firearm < weapon