Athwart (&unr_;), prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.] 1. Across; from side to side of.
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Athwart the thicket lone. Tennyson.
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2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.
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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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