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Meaning of athwart

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

athwart

Pronunciation:/əˈθwɔː(ɹ)t/

adverb

Definitions

  1. From side to side; across.

    Example: Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart.

    Synonyms:overthwart

  2. Across the path (of something).

    Example: a fleet standing athwart our course

  3. Wrongly; perplexingly.

preposition

Definitions

  1. From one side to the other side of.

    Example: The stars moved slowly athwart the sky.

    Synonyms:overthwart

  2. Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.

    Example: The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship's boat.

  3. Across the path or course of; opposing.

    Synonyms:opposing
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athwart

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