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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Short for longways for as many as will (“type of dance”) abbreviation, alt-of, attributive
2. 2
   country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   Lengthwise, in the longer direction. not-comparable

Adverb

1. 1
   in the direction of the length wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

alongat lengthendwayslengthwayslengthwayslengthwise

Etymology

From long + -ways.

Related phrases

longways for as many as willprogressive longways formation

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