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a•thwart



Pronunciation: (u-thwôrt'), [key]
—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; wrongly.

—prep.
1. from side to side of; across.
2. Naut.across the direction or course of.
3. in opposition to; contrary to.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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