An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of
the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest
oxides. Cf. Per-, 2.
1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise. Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung. Dryden. 2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward. We will go along by the king's highway. Numb. xxi. 22. He struck w...