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- noun American football, rugby Vertical (
upright ) posts of thegoal . - noun Plural form of
upright .
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Examples
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Edinger calmly split the uprights from the right hashmarks to make a winner of Bobby Williams in his first game as Michigan
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The cross-beams between the main uprights are quite childishly placed, with no science of how to support and strengthen the building.
High Albania Mary Edith 1909
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Wasielewski, a 5-10 junior from Odessa, Florida, calmly split the uprights from the right hashmarks to keep the Wildcats (3-0,
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Adjoining one of the uprights was a “sentry box” large enough to accommodate and conceal the executioner.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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Adjoining one of the uprights was a “sentry box” large enough to accommodate and conceal the executioner.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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Adjoining one of the uprights was a “sentry box” large enough to accommodate and conceal the executioner.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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Adjoining one of the uprights was a “sentry box” large enough to accommodate and conceal the executioner.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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The space between uprights, that is, the length of each shelf, should not exceed two and a half feet.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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The shrub produces dimorphic branches, _i. e._, branches of two forms, known as uprights and laterals.
All About Coffee 1909
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The uprights were the thickest canes; the next in size formed the horizontal beams, lashed together tightly with the long trailing vines which abounded in the forest.
The South Sea Whaler William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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