Meanings

transversal

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)

violent (tragic or accidental) death

to cross (e.g. road)

pedestrian crossing

byway

horizontal (Western) writing

violence

diversion into illegal channels

being very enthusiastic about something but not being good at it

abscissa

writing horizontally

crossing (a road, river, etc.)

toppling sideways

side

carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms

wickedness

rank

oblong

side of the face