'athwart' definitions:

Definition of 'athwart'

(from WordNet)
adverb
At right angles to the center line of a ship
adverb
At an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face" [syn: obliquely, aslant, athwart]

Synonyms of 'athwart'

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