lengthwise

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At the intersection of the road and the river, in the parking lot where they had left it the day before, they found Buzz’s pickup truck, “mashed lengthwise by a tree,” he remembered.

From Literature

Then he cut long blades of tough crab grass, and sat cross-legged on the ground tearing the grass lengthwise so that each blade became many strands.

From Literature

After filling the flats, he uses his finger or a piece of wood to make four or five parallel furrows lengthwise across the surface.

From Seattle Times

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

From Science Daily

To find out why they do this, scientists chopped carrots lengthwise to expose their insides, which helped them collect data on how the inner core of the carrot would be affected by refrigeration.

From Science Magazine