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(1):

(adv.) Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.

(2):

(adv.) Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.

(3):

(prep.) Across; from side to side of.

(4):

(prep.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Athwart'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/athwart.html. 1828.
 
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