Meanings of lay athwart in English

The door had rotted from its fastenings and lay athwart the entrance.

The sunset sky was green-blue, and black strips of cloud lay athwart it.

Impassable rivers lay athwart their homeward route, and hemmed them in.

But yonder, ahead of him, something black lay athwart the moat.

The Maiden lay athwart the Warrior, her arms widespread as if to embrace him.

For Nils' shadow lay athwart the floor of the port fo'sle, his moving shadow.

A dazzling fortress of gleaming ice lay athwart their path.

The snake's writhing tail still lay athwart the boat.

It lay athwart the road, while to the south a dense wood extended between the two forces.

The canoe sped on, but presently it swung round and lay athwart the current, dipping and rolling.

Black shadows of bordering trees lay athwart the road, which, in the short reaches between, gleamed a ghostly white.

A body lay athwart the doorway of the examination room, legs in the corridor, torso in the room, face up, arms outstretched.

Other trees had fallen and lay athwart the west way with limbs charred and broken, dull red fires smoldering inside their hollow hearts.

We saw long flights of birds retreating from their summer breeding-places somewhere beyond the broad fields of ice that lay athwart its channel.

It was a royal day, and he entered the door while the purplish tinge of sunset covered the hills and lay athwart the doorway.

A few pines were sprinkled about the slopes of the gully, and one or two of them which had fallen lay athwart the creek.