athwart
pronunciation
How to pronounce athwart in British English:
UK [əˈθwɔ:t]
How to pronounce athwart in American English:
US [əˈθwɔrt]
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- Adverb:
- at right angles to the center line of a ship
- at an oblique angle
Word Origin
- athwart (adv.)
- late 15c., from a- (1) + thwart.
Example
- 1. A fleet standing athwart our course .
- 2. They put a table athwart the doorway .
- 3. The republican party is standing athwart the age of obama , yelling , stop !
- 4. Before them a wide and rapid current coursed athwart their way .
- 5. The pagoda cast its shadow athwart the lake .