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1) a room or building for the display of works of art; a horizontal underground passage in a mine (gallery)

2) a kind of aircraft with horizontal revolving blades (called rotors) on the top (helicopter)

3) having a horizontal surface; equal in measurement, standard (level)

4) (of a person, animal) to put oneself in a horizontal position (lie down)

5) a horizontal piece of wood or stone forming the top of the frame of a door or window (lintel)

6) (one of) a series of horizontal or sloping bars or rods of a fence etc; a continuous line of such bars, laid on the ground for trains; to criticize a person angrily (rail)

7) a horizontal bar supported by two ropes, used by acrobats and for gymnastic exercises (trapeze)

8) a horizontal beam of wood fixed to a pair of crossed legs, used to support a table top, bench etc (trestle)

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Meaning:
even

level; regular, steady; (of amount, distances, values) equal; (of a number) that can be divided by two

flat, uniform

flat

smooth and level; even

level, smooth

flush

even; level; having plenty

flat

level

having a horizontal surface; equal in measurement, standard

smooth, balanced

perpendicular

at an angle of 90 degrees (to another line or surface); upright

at right angles to

prone

(stretched out, lying) face downwards; having a tendency (to)

lying down

recumbent

(especially of a person) lying down

lying down

smooth

(of surface) level or polished, like glass; calm and free from uncomfortable movement; (of a liquid mixture) free from lumps

level, unwrinkled; flowing

straight

without a bend or curve; level; even; upright; continuous; in good order; (of a person, behaviour, performance) honest; serious; (of alcoholic drink) without anything added; immediately

aligned; not curved

tabular

arranged in tables

level, smooth

HORIZONTAL as in Wiktionary
HORIZONTAL as in Wikipedia