breadthways

adverb (or adjective)

breadth·​ways

ˈbretth-ˌwāz,

ˈbredth-,

÷ ˈbreth-

variants or breadthwise

ˈbretth-ˌwīz 

ˈbredth-,

÷ ˈbreth-

: in the direction of the breadth : not lengthwise

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