每日一词 contiguous

【学个词】contiguous - adj. 相近的，相邻的;毗邻的;互相连接的,接触的

　　Definition: 

        adjective

　　1: being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point

　　the 48 contiguous states

　　2of angles : ADJACENT 

　　3: next or near in time or sequence

　　The fires were contiguous with the earthquake.

　　4: touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence

　　contiguous row houses，contiguous vineyards

　　Synonyms

　 abutting,adjacent,adjoining,bordering,conterminous,joining,neighboring,skirting,touching,verging

　　Example Sentences

　　1 And in the west, contiguous to Lebanon, was the mountain stronghold of Latakia …—Robert D. Kaplan, Atlantic, February 1993

　　2 The Santa Monica Mountains, a sort of foot-note to the big contiguous ranges, stood off to the southwest of us, discrete and small. —John McPhee, New Yorker, 26 Sept. 1988

　　3 'I've had my men looking into the land situation … and they think they could get us an additional thirty thousand acres, not all of it contiguous but we might make some trades.'—James A. Michener, Texas, 1985

　　4 Over at least the next six days, about 27 million people across the contiguous United States will experience an air temperature or heat index above 110. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023

　  5 Waymo’s autonomous ride-hailing service is expanding its coverage in metro Phoenix, growing what was already the largest contiguous autonomous vehicle service area in the world. —Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2023