Athwart
Athwart ({not transcribed}) , preposition
[Prefix a- + thwart.]
1.
Across; from side to side of.
Athwart the thicket lone.
2.
(Nautical) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
Collocations (2)
Athwart hawse , across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.
Athwart ships , across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft.
Athwart , adverb
1.
Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight.
2.
Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
All athwart there came
A post from Wales loaden with heavy news.