Frontways
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 towards the front; forward not-comparable
"But, because the naval as well as the land army consisted of four legions, and accordingly the ships made four divisions, two of these are yet behind; of which the third fleet, or third legion, was drawn up frontways in the rear of the first and second, and so, stretching along from point to point, composed a triangle, whereof the third line was the base."
Example
More examples"But, because the naval as well as the land army consisted of four legions, and accordingly the ships made four divisions, two of these are yet behind; of which the third fleet, or third legion, was drawn up frontways in the rear of the first and second, and so, stretching along from point to point, composed a triangle, whereof the third line was the base."
Etymology
From front + -ways.
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