Rectangularwise
adv
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Definitions
Adverb
- 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
More examples"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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