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
He sank two lumps of sugar deftly longwise through the whipped cream.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
For answer, Denbigh crossed over to Stirling's cot, placed the bolster longwise and covered it with the blankets.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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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