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語源

From side + by + side.

形容詞

side-by-side (not comparable)

1. Adjacent; juxtaposed.
   • 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 (複数形 side-by-sides)

1. (automotive) A type of multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle, with four wheels, resembling a club cart or a golf cart
2. Synonym of double-barreled shotgun. Ellipsis of side-by-side shotgun.
3. Synonym of double rifle. Ellipsis of side-by-side rifle.
4. Ellipsis of side-by-side smoothbore rifle / side-by-side smooth-bore rifle / side-by-side smoothbore / side-by-side smooth bore. (a side-by-side "musket" (unrifled) longarm)

上位語

等位語

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

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

同意語

• (字義どおりに): cheek by jowl, board to board (航海)