athwart

[ uh-thwawrt ]

/ əˈθwɔrt /

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adverb

from side to side; crosswise.

Nautical.

at right angles to the fore-and-aft line; across.
broadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide: a ship riding athwart.

perversely; awry; wrongly.

preposition

from side to side of; across.

Nautical. across the direction or course of.

in opposition to; contrary to.

Origin of athwart

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at a-¹, thwart

Words nearby athwart

athonite, Athos, athrepsia, athrill, athrocyte, athwart, athwartships, athymia, athymism, athyroidism, -atic

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Example sentences from the Web for athwart

Flaunt it as we choose, athwart and over the roads of our progress loom huge uncertainty, and dreadful, threatening gloom.
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
Gigantic behind them, athwart the carrier lay the captured aeropile.
When the Sleeper Wakes|Herbert George Wells
Athwart the distance he could perceive the wide blue horizon of Lake Michigan.
The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White
They stood on the crest of the ancient wall and the setting sun cast long shadows of them athwart a field of springing wheat.
The Secret Places of the Heart|H. G. Wells

Then the victor alighted and served Lionel as he had done the others, binding him and flinging him athwart his own horse.
Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15)|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for athwart

athwart

/ (əˈθwɔːt) /

adverb

transversely; from one side to another

preposition

across the path or line of (esp a ship)

in opposition to; against

Word Origin for athwart

C15: from a- ² + thwart

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	athwart
释义	athwart [ uh-thwawrt ] / əˈθwɔrt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR athwart ON THESAURUS.COM adverb from side to side; crosswise. Nautical. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line; across. broadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide: a ship riding athwart. perversely; awry; wrongly. preposition from side to side of; across. Nautical. across the direction or course of. in opposition to; contrary to. Origin of athwart late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at a-¹, thwart Words nearby athwart athonite, Athos, athrepsia, athrill, athrocyte, athwart, athwartships, athymia, athymism, athyroidism, -atic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for athwart Flaunt it as we choose, athwart and over the roads of our progress loom huge uncertainty, and dreadful, threatening gloom. Complete Prose Works\|Walt Whitman Gigantic behind them, athwart the carrier lay the captured aeropile. When the Sleeper Wakes\|Herbert George Wells Athwart the distance he could perceive the wide blue horizon of Lake Michigan. The Blazed Trail\|Stewart Edward White They stood on the crest of the ancient wall and the setting sun cast long shadows of them athwart a field of springing wheat. The Secret Places of the Heart\|H. G. Wells Then the victor alighted and served Lionel as he had done the others, binding him and flinging him athwart his own horse. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15)\|Charles Morris British Dictionary definitions for athwart athwart / (əˈθwɔːt) / adverb transversely; from one side to another preposition across the path or line of (esp a ship) in opposition to; against Word Origin for athwart C15: from a- ² + thwart Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to athwart across, crosswise
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athwart

adverb

preposition

Origin of athwart

Words nearby athwart

Example sentences from the Web for athwart

British Dictionary definitions for athwart

adverb

preposition

Word Origin for athwart

Words related to athwart