athwart

a·thwart  (-thwôrt)

adv.

1. From side to side; crosswise or transversely.

2. So as to thwart, obstruct, or oppose; perversely.

prep.

1. From one side to the other of; across: "the Stars that shoot athwart the Night" (Alexander Pope).

2. Contrary to; against.

3. Nautical Across the course, line, or length of.

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[Middle English : a-, on; see a-² + thwert, across; see thwart.]

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athwart

prep

across

Adverb

transversely; from one side to another

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	athwart - at right angles to the center line of a ship
	2.	athwart - at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" aslant, obliquely