Meaning of ATHWART
| Pronunciation: | | u'twort
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- [adv] at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"
- [adv] at right angles to the center line of a ship
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\A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.]
1. Across; from side to side of.
Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson.
2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet
standing athwart our course.
{Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether
in contact or at a small distance.
{Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in
that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}.
\A*thwart"\, adv.
1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise;
obliquely.
Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight.
--Spenser.
2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with
heavy news. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | across, across the grain, adverse to, against, against the grain, against the tide, against the wind, at cross-purposes, at cross-purposes with, at daggers, at daggers drawn, at issue, at odds, at variance, at war with, athwartships, bendwise, beyond, bias, biased, biaswise, catercorner, catercornered, con, contra, contrariwise, contrawise, counter, counter to, crisscross, cross, cross-grained, crossway, crossways, crosswise, dead against, diagonal, eyeball-to-eyeball, in conflict with, in confrontation, in hostile array, in opposition, in opposition to, kittycorner, oblique, obliquely, opposed to, over, overthwart, sideways, sidewise, slant, thwart, thwartly, thwartways, transversal, transverse, transversely, traverse, up in arms, versus, vis-a-vis, with crossed bayonets |
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