Crossways and Lengthwise

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Crossways adverb - In a line or direction running from corner to corner.

Usage example: the van had been deliberately parked crossways so as to take up both parking spaces

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Lengthwise is an antonym for crossways in across topic.

Lengthwise adverb - In the direction of the length.

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Crossways is an antonym for lengthwise.

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Lengthwise and Crossways. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossways/lengthwise

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Lengthwise or Crossways. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crossways/lengthwise.

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