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
Slice baguette in half lengthwise and pull out most of interior bread, leaving all crust fully intact.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023
After receiving the frozen trunk, the researchers sawed it in half lengthwise.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023
He paced the land off carefully, three hundred paces lengthwise and a hundred and twenty across.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
