- athwart
- [ə`θwɔːt]наклонно, косо; поперек; перпендикулярнопротив; наперекорсквозь, поперек; черезпротив; вопреки, наперекор
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь. ramix. 2012.
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь. ramix. 2012.
Athwart — A*thwart , prep. [Pref. a + thwart.] 1. Across; from side to side of. [1913 Webster] Athwart the thicket lone. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. [1913 Webster] {Athwart … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
athwart — athwart·hawse; athwart·ship; athwart·ships; athwart·wise; athwart; … English syllables
Athwart — A*thwart , adv. 1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely. [1913 Webster] Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely. [1913 Webster] All… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
athwart — index contra Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
athwart — late 15c., from A (Cf. a ) (1) + THWART (Cf. thwart) … Etymology dictionary
athwart — crosswise, crossways, *across … New Dictionary of Synonyms
athwart — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB ▪ from side to side of something; across. ORIGIN from an archaic sense of THWART(Cf. ↑thwart), meaning across … English terms dictionary
athwart — [ə thwôrt′] prep. [ A 1 + THWART] 1. across; from one side to the other of 2. against; opposed to 3. Naut. at right angles to the keel of adv. 1. crosswise; esp., across at a slant … English World dictionary
athwart — 1. adverb /əˈθwɔːt/ a) From side to side; across. Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart. b) Across the path (of something). We placed one log on the ground, and another athwart, forming a crude cross. 2. preposition /əˈθwɔːt/ … Wiktionary
athwart — I. preposition Date: 15th century 1. across 2. in opposition to < a procedure directly athwart the New England prejudices R. G. Cole > II. adverb Date: circa 1500 1. across especially in an oblique direction 2. in opposi … New Collegiate Dictionary
athwart — /euh thwawrt /, adv. 1. from side to side; crosswise. 2. Naut. a. at right angles to the fore and aft line; across. b. broadside to the wind because of equal and opposite pressures of wind and tide: a ship riding athwart. 3. perversely; awry;… … Universalium