athwart English

Meaning athwart meaning

What does athwart mean?

athwart

— adverb at right angles to the center line of a ship

— adverb (= aslant) at an oblique angle the sun shone aslant into his face

Synonyms athwart synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as athwart?

athwart English » English

across

obliquely

crosswise

aslant

transversely

transverse

slantwise

in defiance of

transversal

sloping

obstruct

oblique

not smooth

edgeways

deviously

contrary to

block

askant

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