athwart

«athwart» in Mova's school dictionary: across, from one side to the other of something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

preposition; adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) (old, literary) Athwart means across, from one side to the other of something. tree →

2) (sailing) Athwart means across a ship, from side to side. tree →

3) (old) Athwart can mean against, opposite to. tree →

sense in the lessons

Found in old stories and sea writing: «the fallen tree lay athwart the path», «a beam of sunlight fell athwart the room». In The Wind in the Willows the Sea Rat's sea talk and the river scenes use such old words. «Athwartships» means across the ship.

examples

• A fallen tree lay athwart the path. tree →
• A beam of sunlight fell athwart the floor. tree →
• The boat drifted athwart the stream. tree →
• The sailors stretched a rope athwart the deck. tree →
• Dark clouds lay athwart the sky. tree →
• The log jammed athwart the river. tree →

note

Old-fashioned; today say «across». Pronounced a-THWORT.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «athwart» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.