athwart

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈθwɔːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə thwôrt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•thwart  (ə thwôrt),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. from side to side;
    crosswise.
  2. [Naut.]
    • Naval Termsat right angles to the fore-and-aft line;
      across.
    • Naval Termsbroadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide:a ship riding athwart.
  3. perversely;
    awry;
    wrongly.

prep. 
  1. from side to side of;
    across.
  2. Nauticalacross the direction or course of.
  3. in opposition to;
    contrary to.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; see a-1, thwart

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
athwart / əˈθwɔːt/
  1. transversely; from one side to another
  1. across the path or line of (esp a ship)
  2. in opposition to; against
Etymology: 15th Century: from a-2 + thwart
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