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athwart
(/@/'t/hw//O/rt )

preposition (pre)

  • Across; from side to side of.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • at right angles to the center line of a ship(adv.all)
    source: wordnet30
  • at an oblique angle(adv.all)
    Synonym:
    aslant, obliquely
    source: wordnet30
  • Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.(adverb)
    source: webster1913
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