Oriented toward front
Frontways means facing forward or with the front part leading, as opposed to sideways or backwards.
It describes orientation or direction of movement where the front of something—a person, vehicle, or object—faces the direction of travel or attention.
She squeezed frontways through the narrow gap.
The word is less common than its synonym frontward or the phrase front first.
Directly facing forward
Way of handling something
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Oriented toward front
Frontways means facing forward or with the front part leading, as opposed to sideways or backwards.
It describes orientation or direction of movement where the front of something—a person, vehicle, or object—faces the direction of travel or attention.
She squeezed frontways through the narrow gap.
The word is less common than its synonym frontward or the phrase front first.
1. orientation — head-on, Directly facing forward; anterior (Situated toward the front); fore (Toward the front); ahead (In the lead); outward · direct · face-first · leading-edge · nose-first
2. movement — approach, Way of handling something; advance (Move or progress forward); onward (Toward what lies ahead); toward (In the direction of); proceed
3. positioning — aligned, Arranged in proper position; arranged (Put into order); oriented (Positioned toward a point); placed (Put somewhere specific); situated · directed · angled · turned · set · facing · presented · displayed
DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATIONfrontways ≠ backward Toward what's behind; backwards · backways · rearward · sideways · sidewise
frontward, frontwards
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/frontways