longways

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adverb

Lengthwise, in the longer direction.

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longways dancelengthwayslengthwiselongwiselongitudinally
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Meanings

adverblongways (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemannerLengthwise, in the longer direction.
nounlongways (plural longways)
  1. abbreviationattributiveShort for longways for as many as will (“type of dance”)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncountry dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other

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longways dance
Broader
country-dancecountry dancingcontredanse

adverbin the direction of the length

Similar
lengthwayslengthwiselongwiselongitudinally
Also see
lengthwayslengthwiselongitudinallylongwise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From long + -ways.

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APA

longways. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longways

MLA

“longways.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longways. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longways,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longways.

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