How to make <dl> layout horizontally?

Question

I'm trying to develop a layout for my website in which elements of a definition list will be laid out horizontally, kind of like this:

term 1                term 2               term 3
definition 1          definition 2         definition 3

Anyone know a way to make a definition list look like this using valid CSS? Or if I can't do it with a <dl>, what would be the recommended structure?

Answer 1

This should do it:

<dl>
    <dt>term 1</dt>
    <dd>definition 1</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
    <dt>term 2</dt>
    <dd>definition 2</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
    <dt>term 3</dt>
    <dd>definition 3</dd>
</dl>

And in CSS:

dl {
    float: left;
}

dl dd {
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
}

Apply other styling as necessary. A working example can be found here:

http://www.ulmanen.fi/stuff/dl.php