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athwart

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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.

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

athwart [əˈθwɔːt]
adv
transversely; from one side to another
prep
1. across the path or line of (esp a ship)
2. in opposition to; against
[from a-2 + thwart]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.athwart - at right angles to the center line of a shipathwart - at right angles to the center line of a ship
2.athwart - at an oblique angleathwart - at an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"
Translations
athwart [əˈθwɔːt]
A. ADVde través, al través
B. PREPa través de
athwart
advquer; (Naut) → dwars
prepquer über; (Naut) → dwars, quer


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