roughly parallel
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approximately parallel, not precisely
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- The canal is roughly parallel to the main road.
- The two mountain ranges are roughly parallel to each other.
- Draw two roughly parallel lines on the piece of paper.
- The fence runs roughly parallel with the property boundary.
- The cracks in the wall were roughly parallel and vertical.
- The shoreline and the highway are roughly parallel for several miles.
- The research showed that the two trends were roughly parallel over the decade.
- Position the boards so they are roughly parallel before nailing them.
- The secondary path is roughly parallel to the hiking trail.
- Geologists noted that the fault lines were roughly parallel in this region.