lengthwise

[lengkth-wahyz, length-, lenth-]

adverb, adjective

in the direction of the length.

Origin:
1570–80; length + -wise

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lengthways or lengthwise (ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz, ˈlɛŋθ-)

—*adv, —adj*
	in, according to, or along the direction of length

lengthwise or lengthwise

—*adv, —adj*

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"The single road which runs lengthwise the Cape, now winding over the plain, now through the shrubbery, which scrapes the wheels of the stage, was a mere cart-track in the sand, commonly without any fences to confine it, and continually changing from this side to that, to harder ground, or sometimes to avoid the tide. But the inhabitants travel in waste here and there pilgrim- wise and staff in hand, by narrow foot-paths, through which the sand flows out and reveals the nakedness of the land. We shuddered at the thought of living there and taking our afternoon walks over those barren swells, where we could overlook every step of our walk before taking it, and would have to pray for a fog or a snow-storm to conceal our destiny. The walker there must soon eat his heart."

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