athwart
[ uh-thwawrt ]
/ əˈθwɔrt /
adverb
from side to side; crosswise.
Nautical.
- at right angles to the fore-and-aft line; across.
- broadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide: a ship riding athwart.
perversely; awry; wrongly.
preposition
from side to side of; across.
Nautical.
across the direction or course of.
in opposition to; contrary to.
Words nearby athwart
athonite,
athos,
athrepsia,
athrill,
athrocyte,
athwart,
athwartships,
athymia,
athymism,
athyroidism,
athénienne
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British Dictionary definitions for athwart
athwart
/ (əˈθwɔːt) /
adverb
transversely; from one side to another
preposition
across the path or line of (esp a ship)
in opposition to; against
Word Origin for athwart
C15: from
a- ² +
thwart