east-west in English

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      "expansion": "east-west (not comparable)",
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          "ref": "1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 766:",
          "text": "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 [...].",
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        "Extending on an axis from east to west."
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  "word": "east-west"
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      "expansion": "east-west (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        {
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"east-west" meaning in English

Adjective