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Athwart

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Adverb

1. athwart

at right angles to the center line of a ship

2. aslant, athwart, obliquely

at an oblique angle

Example Sentences:
'the sun shone aslant into his face'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Athwart

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adverb
1. 
transversely; from one side to another
preposition
2. 
across the path or line of (esp a ship)
3. 
in opposition to; against

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Athwart

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preposition
1. 
across; from one side to the other of
2. 
against; opposed to
3.  Nautical
at right angles to the keel of
adverb
4. 
crosswise; esp., across at a slant
5. 
so as to block or thwart

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Athwart

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prep.
1. From one side to the other of; across: "the Stars that shoot athwart the Night" (Alexander Pope).
2. Contrary to; against.
3. Nautical Across the course, line, or length of.
adv.
1. From side to side; crosswise or transversely.
2. So as to thwart, obstruct, or oppose; perversely.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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