Definition of
athwart has definitions from the field of nautical
1
[ adverb ] (nautical) at right angles to the center line of a ship
2
[ adverb ] at an oblique angle

Synonyms

aslant obliquely

Examples

"the sun shone aslant into his face"

Related terms

oblique oblique

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 TH W AO1 R T

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at_heart Atherton

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