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.
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.
Hear it pronounced