[syn: lengthways, lengthwise, longwise, longways, longitudinally]
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]
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]