lengthwise

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Mammoth tusks are well-suited to isotopic study because they grew throughout the ancient animals' lives, with clearly visible layers appearing when split lengthwise.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

Fold an 18-inch-long sheet of foil lengthwise into a strip wide enough for the salmon to fit on.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

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

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