widthwise

[ width-wahyz, witth-, or, often, with- ]

/ ˈwɪdθˌwaɪz, ˈwɪtθ-, or, often, ˈwɪθ- /

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adverb

in the direction of the width.

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Also width·ways

[width-weyz, witth- or, often, with-]. /ˈwɪdθˌweɪz, ˈwɪtθ- or, often, ˈwɪθ-/.

Origin of widthwise

First recorded in 1880–85; width + -wise

Words nearby widthwise

widow's mite, widow's peak, widow's walk, widow woman, width, widthwise, Widukind, wie geht's, Wieland, wield, wieldy

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How to use widthwise in a sentence

It could have or couldn't have, out this way, widthwise not lengthwise.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The stage is divided widthwise into four bridges which run entirely across the stage.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography|Albert A. Hopkins
Draw pencil lines lengthwise and widthwise through the centre of this piece.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.|Ellen Eddy Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for widthwise

widthwise

widthways (ˈwɪdθˌweɪz)

/ (ˈwɪdθˌwaɪz) /

adverb

in the direction of the width; from side to side

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