longways

[ lawng-weyz, long- ]

adverb

1. longwise.
2. Dance. in two long lines with the couples facing each other:

   to perform a country dance longways.

adjective

1. longwise.

longways

/ ˈlɒŋˌweɪz; ˈlɒŋˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. another word for lengthways

Word History and Origins

Origin of longways¹

First recorded in 1580–90; long ¹ + -ways

Example Sentences

They lay longways behind a raised artificial bank on our side of the river.

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The fat is to be cut from the aforesaid angular bit in slices, longways.

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Take a sheet of stiffish paper about the size of this page and fold it longways, exactly double.

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A good French salad is also always decorated with one or more hard-boiled eggs, cut into quarters, longways.

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It was a full sheet of cream-laid, folded longways into a narrow strip to go through the bottle's neck.

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