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athwart

[ uh-thwawrt ]

adverb

  1. from side to side; crosswise.
  2. Nautical.
    1. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line; across.
    2. broadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide:

      a ship riding athwart.

  3. perversely; awry; wrongly.

preposition

  1. from side to side of; across.
  2. Nautical. across the direction or course of.
  3. in opposition to; contrary to.

athwart

/ əˈθɔː /

adverb

  1. transversely; from one side to another
“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

preposition

  1. across the path or line of (esp a ship)
  2. in opposition to; against
“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of athwart1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; a- 1, thwart
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Word History and Origins

Origin of athwart1

C15: from a- ² + thwart

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