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lengthways

lengthways

2 definitions found for lengthways

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lengthways \Length"ways`\ (-w[=a]z`), Lengthwise \Length"wise`\
     (-w[imac]z`), adv.
     In the direction of the length; running or extending in the
     direction of the length of a thing; in a longitudinal
     direction. Contrasted with crosswise.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :

  lengthways
      adv 1: in the direction of the length; "He cut the paper
             lengthwise" [syn: lengthways, lengthwise, longwise,
             longways, longitudinally]
      adj 1: running or extending in the direction of the length of a
             thing; "the lengthwise dimension" [syn: lengthwise,
             lengthways] [ant: crosswise]