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Athwart
Pronunciation : A*thwart"
Part of Speech : prep.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + thwart.]
Definition : 1. Across; from side to side of. Athwart the thicket lone. Tennyson.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : A*thwart"
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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