"lengthways" meaning in English

See lengthways in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From length + -ways. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|length|-ways|text=+|tree=1}} From length + -ways. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lengthways (not comparable)
  1. lengthwise Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lengthways-en-adj-DWeSleW0 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ways, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ways: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 0 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 0 0

Adverb

Etymology: From length + -ways. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|length|-ways|text=+|tree=1}} From length + -ways. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} lengthways (not comparable)
  1. lengthwise Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lengthways-en-adv-DWeSleW0 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ways, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ways: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 0 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 0 0

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