fanwise
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of fanwise
Example Sentences
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“Teamwise or fanwise, I think the Garden is still the Garden,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2010
From there it spread fanwise through the hills, north to Jalisco, south to Oaxaca.
From Time Magazine Archive
In time, one sensible clan specialized in defense, going always on all fours, with armor plate on a humpy back and a flange of skull spread back fanwise to protect the neck.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is an imposing Indiana limestone structure, roughly triangular, with a vaulted polygonal front spreading fanwise to the rear.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bigger stooped and saw, through the cracks of the furnace, the coal spreading out fanwise over the red bed of fire.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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