athwart
/əˈθwɔː(ɹ)t/
adverb
- 1
From side to side; across.
“Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart.”
- 2
Across the path (of something).
“a fleet standing athwart our course”
- 3
Wrongly; perplexingly.
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preposition
- 1
From one side to the other side of.
“The stars moved slowly athwart the sky.”
- 2
Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.
“The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship's boat.”
- 3
Across the path or course of; opposing.
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