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单词 broadways
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broadwaysadv.

Brit. /ˈbrɔːdweɪz/, U.S. /ˈbrɔdˌweɪz/, /ˈbrɑdˌweɪz/
Forms: Also broadway, broadwise.
Etymology: < broad adj. + -ways comb. form, -wise comb. form. N.E.D. (1888) enters this under the triple headword broadway, -ways, -wise and gives the pronunciations (brǭ·dwēiz, -wəiz) /ˈbrɔːdweɪz/, /-waɪz/.
In a lateral direction, breadthways, laterally.
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1593 R. Harvey Philadelphus 44 Some [trees] are rooted broadway, as Elmes.
1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. iv. xxxvi. 62 Prop'd with Pearches, most broadwise, and some crosswise.
1756 B. Franklin Exper. & Observ. Electr. (1769) 259 Sheet lead sinking in water broadways, cannot descend near so fast as it would edgeways.
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxii. 213 Standing it [a letter] long-wise and broad-wise on his table.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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