Associations to the word «Athwart»
Noun
- Shore
- Ship
- Sand
- Pace
- Ruin
- Fashion
- Rose
- Trunk
- Landscape
- Stomach
- Strike
- Hill
- Fall
- Stand
- Branch
- Snow
- Firing
- Echo
- Doorway
- Road
- Sword
- Wall
- Drove
- Wave
- Wheel
- Shoot
- Passing
- Space
- Comes
- Foot
- Tomb
- Wing
- Ski
- Column
- Evening
- Floor
- Bee
- Night
- Distance
- Silence
- Leaving
- Saw
- Devil
- Break
- Roof
- Face
- Gentleman
- Storm
- Forest
- Sort
- Shape
- Glance
- Height
- Came
- Gun
- Breath
- Street
- Bar
- Spot
- Burst
- Reach
- Bed
- Door
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ATHWART, adverb. (archaic) From side to side; across.
ATHWART, adverb. (archaic) Across the path (of something).
ATHWART, preposition. (archaic) From one side to the other side of.
ATHWART, preposition. (nautical) Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.
ATHWART, preposition. (archaic) Across the path or course of; opposing.
Dictionary definition
ATHWART, adverb. At right angles to the center line of a ship.
ATHWART, adverb. At an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face".
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