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fanwise

[ fan-wahyz ]

/ ˈfænˌwaɪz /

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adverb

spread out like an open fan: to hold cards fanwise.

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Origin of fanwise

First recorded in 1880–85; fan¹ + -wise

Words nearby fanwise

Fanum Fortunae, fan vault, fan vaulting, fanweed, fan window, fanwise, fan worm, fanwort, FANY, fanzine, FAO

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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. Sinclair
A windmill for raising water spreads its giant sails fanwise over a huge grey metal armature.
'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914|Maurice Genevoix
Timidly she spread out fanwise the dove color of her sober costume.
Bransford of Rainbow Range|Eugene Manlove Rhodes
The electro-bullets spread fanwise, exploded into flaming deaths.
Pirates of the Gorm|Nat Schachner

The 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