Term Gallery logo

Meanings of athwart in English

Spanish
sesgadamente

At an oblique angle.

sesgadamente
Usage of athwart in English
1
The southward wind flung itself in an arrow-headed cloud athwart the sun.
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
2
The southward wing flung itself in an arrow-headed cloud athwart the sun.
Twelve Stories and a Dream
3
In 1887 the shadows of insanity began to creep athwart his life.
Short-Stories
4
The door had rotted from its fastenings and lay athwart the entrance.
Beatrix of Clare
5
He began to get athwart of the White House a year ago.
Reuters
6
The afternoon sun was shining coldly athwart the direction of their route.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
7
He would not go along the path athwart which the Chinaman hung.
The War in the Air
8
Then does the night take all back again athwart the rolling echoes.
Light
9
She lies athwart the lands, and her shadow is over the seas.
The White Company
10
And still the Great Spirit is over all: Religion comes athwart Myth.
Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
11
She was already out of her berth and shooting athwart the river.
Falk: A Reminiscence
12
A narrow road wound athwart the hill, leading into the country beyond.
The Stolen Singer
13
And they emitted a sweetish scent that lay heavily athwart the path.
The Research Magnificent
14
As by magic a new aspect fell athwart the face of Nature.
The Chessmen of Mars
15
A green shade in Pray's threw a sickly shaft athwart the pavement.
The Half-Back: A Story of School, Football, and Golf
16
They rose to a white-painted girder that ran athwart the cabin ceiling.
Where the Blue Begins
About this term
More collocations
Translations for athwart
Athwart through the time
Athwart across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common