midwise

Synonym of middlewise.

Adverb

  1. Synonym of middlewise.
    • The joints formed by the abutting ends of the sections of the even numbered strands and those of the odd numbered strands are placed midwise or staggered of each other. - 1909, Specifications and Drawings of Patents...,...
    • Turning off midwise of the great corridor, Bearface guided his comrade to the right along a passage at the end of which was a small anteroom and a door that supplied legends for all of Italy. - 2009, Harris Dickson...

    Synonyms: middlewise