Definitions for athwart
əˈθwɔrtathwart

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. athwartadverb

   at right angles to the center line of a ship

2. obliquely, aslant, athwartadverb

   at an oblique angle

   "the sun shone aslant into his face"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. athwartadverb

   From side to side; across.

2. athwartadverb

   Across the path (of something).

3. athwartpreposition

   From one side to the other side of.

   The stars moved slowly athwart the sky.

4. athwartpreposition

   Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.

   The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship's boat.

5. athwartpreposition

   Across the path or course of; opposing.

6. Etymology: From a- + thwart.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Athwartadverb

   1. In a manner vexatious and perplexing; crossly.

   All athwart there came
   A post from Wales, loaden with heavy news. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

   2. Wrong.

   The baby beats the nurse, and quite athwart
   Goes all decorum. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

2. Athwartprep.

   Etymology: from a and thwart.

   1. Across; transverse to any thing.

   Themistocles made Xerxes post out of Grecia, by giving out a purpose to break his bridge athwart the Hellespont. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   Execrable shape!
   That dar’st, though grim and terrible, advance
   Thy miscreated front athwart my way. Parad. Lost, b. ii.

   2. Through.

   Now, athwart the terrors that thy vow
   Has planted round thee, thou appear’st more fair. Joseph Addison, Cato.

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1. athwart

   Athwart generally means in opposition to or transversely. It can refer to a direction or position that is across from something, from side to side, or contrary to something or someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Athwart

   across; from side to side of

2. Athwart

   across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course

3. Athwartadverb

   across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely

4. Athwartadverb

   across the course; so as to thwart; perversely

5. Etymology: [Pref. a- + thwart.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Athwart

   a-thwawrt′, prep. across.—adv. sidewise: wrongly: perplexingly. [Prep. a, on, and Thwart.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. athwart

   The transverse direction; anything extending or across the line of a ship's course.--Athwart hawse, a vessel, boat, or floating lumber accidentally drifted across the stem of a ship, the transverse position of the drift being understood.--Athwart the fore-foot, just before the stem; ships fire a shot in this direction to arrest a stranger, and make her bring-to.--Athwart ships, in the direction of the beam; from side to side: in opposition to fore-and-aft.

How to pronounce athwart?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of athwart in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of athwart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=athwart
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Athwart
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=athwart
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athwart
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=athwart
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=athwart