It is opposed to the supine position which is face up.

I had no choice but to stay in bed all day.

We took a dip in the lake after laying in the sun for a while.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women should have the possibility to lie down in appropriate conditions in the rest area.

And I had my vision restored, but not before a prolonged period of convalescence three months in a head down position.

The storm was so fierce that we had to lay, fully dressed, fully equipped, laid out on the tent floor to stop the tent from blowing off the mountain.

Horses may spend anywhere from four to fifteen hours a day in standing rest, and from a few minutes to several hours lying down.

An unconscious person (GCS 8) in a supine position (on the back) may not be able to maintain an open airway as a conscious person would.

Described as the practice of lying down flat with arms to the side, to mimic a wooden plank, it involves posting photos of the participants on the net.

The seats in more expensive classes are wider, more comfortable, and have more amenities such as lie flat seats for more comfortable sleeping on long flights.

Rachida, who cannot sit or lie on her back, spends all day long flat on her belly on her hospital bed unable to move, without any games or television set to taker her mind off of her wounds.

Furthermore, an employer must ensure to a pregnant woman the use of a rest room with the opportunity to lie down, and an employer is required to grant a pregnant woman free time for ante natal examination.

The height of a person can vary over the course of a day, due to factors such as the amount of exercise done directly before measurement (normally inversely correlated), or the time elapsed since lying down for a significant period of time (normally inversely correlated).

There was no beating, there was no torture, unless you count having to spend a whole day and night in a small room without anything to lay or sit on torture The next morning, the order for the release of the activists was made, and they chose not to tell them.

The availability of benches or other devices where one may lie down may be a critical factor that determines whether a means of transportation or a public building is usable or not for many people with this form of disability.

These civility laws effectively criminalize activities considered undesirable, such as sitting or lying on sidewalks, sleeping in parks, urinating or drinking in public, and begging, in an attempt to force the individuals doing these and other activities to relocate to the margins of society.