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Noun: longways  'long,weyz [N. Amer], 'lóng,weyz [Brit]
  1. Country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
    "The Jane Austen-themed ball included several longways dances";
    - longways dance
Adverb: longways  'long,weyz [N. Amer], 'lóng,weyz [Brit]
  1. 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