A*thwart" (#), prep. [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 course.
Athwart 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.
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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 athwart there came
A post from Wales loaden with heavy news.
Shak.
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