Meaning & use
longwise
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In the direction of the length; lengthwise.
See it in a sentence
Fold the fabric longwise before cutting it into strips.
The logs were stacked longwise along the wall of the shed.
A note on using this word
Longwise is an older variant of lengthwise and survives mostly in regional or slightly old-fashioned speech.
Words with a similar meaning
lengthwiselongways
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Words with an opposite meaning
crosswise
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