Definition of Athwert
A*thwart" (&?;), prep. [Pref. a- +
thwart.] 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.
A*thwart", adv. 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- From one side to the other side.
- (nautical) Across the line of a ship's course.
- crosswise or transversely
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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