What is athwart? athwart is athwart
What is athwart?
- From side to side; crosswise or transversely.
Van links naar rechts; kruislings of dwars.
- So as to thwart, obstruct, or oppose; perversely.
Om te dwarsbomen, te dwarsbomen of tegen te gaan; Pervers.
- From one side to the other of; across: "the Stars that shoot athwart the Night” ( Alexander Pope).
Van de ene naar de andere kant van; over: "de sterren die schieten dwarsbomen de nacht" ( Alexander Pope).
- Contrary to; against.
In strijd met; tegen.
- Nautical Across the course, line, or length of.
Nautisch Over de cursus, lijn of lengte van.