parallel
adjectiveUK /ˈpærəlɛl/
US /ˈpærəlɛl/
Two lines that go side by side and never touch are parallel.
The two roads run parallel to each other for miles.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Very similar or happening at the same time.
The two stories have parallel plots.
3. A line on Earth that circles the planet at the same distance from the equator.
The city lies on the 40th parallel.
4. To be similar to something or to match it.
Her career parallels her father's.