lengthwise

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When cut lengthwise, the two carrot halves curl because the difference in stress becomes unbalanced.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

Cut shrimp in half lengthwise, pat dry with paper towels and sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon salt.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024

After receiving the frozen trunk, the researchers sawed it in half lengthwise.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

To do this, make a lengthwise slit down the back of the shrimp with kitchen shears.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

Then with a bit he bored a hole lengthwise through the square part, and with his knife he whittled the wood till it was only a thin shell around the round hole.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder