widthways
Across the breadth
Widthways means in the direction of the width rather than the length—across the shorter dimension: Cut the fabric widthways.
The word is interchangeable with widthwise, though widthways is more common in British English.
orientation
Toward one side
- lateralOf the side
- breadthwiseAcross the shorter dimension
- transverseExtending sideways across
- horizontallyAlong a level plane
crosswise · across · side-to-side · abreast · edgewise · flatwise · lengthwise · perpendicular
sideways
Toward one side
- lateralOf the side
- breadthwiseAcross the shorter dimension
- transverseExtending sideways across
horizontally · crosswise · across · side-to-side · abreast · edgewise · flatwise · lengthwise · perpendicular · athwart
span
Distance between endpoints
alongside
At the side of
margin · side · align · alignment · parallel · flush · level · abreast
spatial orientation
widthwayslengthways
Along the longest dimension
lengthwise · longitudinally · along the length · end to end · the long way