longwise
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of longwise
Example Sentences
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The result is you will be stretched out longwise, and squashed in sideways.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2016
McIlroy teed up his ball -- with the logos longwise and on the sides, so that they resembled apostrophes -- then threatened it with 440 cubic centimeters of red clubhead.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 2, 2013
Too much of him longwise, too little of him broadwise, and too many sharp angles of him angle-wise.
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
It was carefully folded, longwise, with the title-page uppermost.
From The Legacy of Cain by Collins, Wilkie
He had hardly time to twist his paddle around longwise and duck his head when the current sucked him under the cliff.
From Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters by Graydon, William Murray
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