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Webster 1913 Edition
Athwart
A-thwart′
,p
rep.
[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 courseAthwart 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
A post from Wales loaden with heavy news.
athwart
there cameA post from Wales loaden with heavy news.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Athwart
ATHWART'
, prep. [a and thwart. See Thwart.]1.
Across; from side to side; transverse; as athwart the path.2.
In marine language, across the line of a ship's course; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.Athwart hause, is the situation of a ship when she lies across the stem of another, whether near, or at some distance.
Athwart the fore foot, is a phrase applied to the flight of a cannon ball, across another ship's course, ahead, as a signal for her to bring to.
Athwart ships, reaching across the ship from side to side, or in that direction.
ATHWART'
,adv.