Rectangularwise

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a rectangular orientation. not-comparable

    "The principal front is 261 feet in length and 40 feet in height, with a tower in the centre surmounted by a lantern rising to the height of 92 feet; the tower is supported by three-stage buttresses with plain set-offs, placed rectangularwise […]"

Example

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"The principal front is 261 feet in length and 40 feet in height, with a tower in the centre surmounted by a lantern rising to the height of 92 feet; the tower is supported by three-stage buttresses with plain set-offs, placed rectangularwise […]"

Etymology

From rectangular + -wise.

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