English dictionary
athwart
/@/'t/hw//O/rt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
preposition
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Across; from side to side of.
Source: webster1913
adverb
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at right angles to the center line of a ship
Source: WordNet 3.0
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at an oblique angle
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
Source: webster1913