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longways

American  
[lawng-weyz, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌweɪz, ˈlɒŋ- /

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 British  
/ ˈlɒŋˌweɪz, ˈlɒŋˌwaɪz /

adverb

  1. another word for lengthways

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of longways

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

Example Sentences

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He dresses casually for work - chinos, checked shirts - and in his back pocket is almost always a sheet of white paper, folded longways, with a list of patients he’ll see that day.

From Washington Times Dec. 23, 2017

He dresses casually for work — chinos, checked shirts — and in his back pocket is almost always a sheet of white paper, folded longways, with a list of patients he’ll see that day.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2017

Dances would take place in longways sets, facing your partner in a long line, and the highest-ranking person in the room - probably Mr Darcy - would have danced nearest to the orchestra.

From BBC May 10, 2013

We fell some of the big trees and split the logs longways into planks, making clapboards.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Insert the bolster longways into the chimney, taking care to plaster it all round tightly with the putty.

From Mr. Punch with The Children by Various

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