fanwise
[ fan-wahyz ]
adverb
spread out like an open fan: to hold cards fanwise.
Origin of fanwise
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How to use fanwise in a sentence
About sunrise the troop left camp in a body, later spreading fanwise over the prairies.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairA windmill for raising water spreads its giant sails fanwise over a huge grey metal armature.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 | Maurice GenevoixTimidly she spread out fanwise the dove color of her sober costume.
Bransford of Rainbow Range | Eugene Manlove RhodesThe electro-bullets spread fanwise, exploded into flaming deaths.
Pirates of the Gorm | Nat SchachnerThe broad base of the mountain where it sat upon the backs of the lower hills spread out fanwise to a width of five miles.
The Shepherd of the North | Richard Aumerle Maher
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