Noun: longways 'long,weyz [N. Amer], 'lóng,weyz [Brit]
- Country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
"The Jane Austen-themed ball included several longways dances";
- longways dance
- In the direction of the length
"They cut the wood longways to make planks";
- lengthways, lengthwise, longwise, longitudinally, endlong [archaic]
Type of: contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dance, country dancing