Thesaurus: athwart

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1. prep. Across; from side to side of.
2. prep. Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
3. adv. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
4. adv. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
5. adv. at right angles to the center line of a ship
6. adv. at an oblique angle
7. 1. Across; from side to side of. Athwart the thicket lone. Tennyson. 2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. 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. 1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely. Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight. Spenser. 2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely. All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with heavy news. Shak.
8. Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwartour course. Athwart hawse, across the stem of another vessel, whetherin contact or at a small distance.-- Athwart ships, across the ship from side to side, or in thatdirection; -- opposed to fore and aft.
9. r. at right angles to the center line of a ship