athwart

1. 1.

   at right angles to the center line of a ship
2. 2.

   at an oblique angle

   “the sun shone aslant into his face”

   Synonymsobliquelyaslant

Questions about athwart

What does athwart mean?

athwart means "at right angles to the center line of a ship". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in athwart?

athwart has 2 syllables: ath-wart. The stress falls on "wart". In IPA it is /əˈθwɔɹt/.

What is another word for athwart?

Close synonyms include obliquely, aslant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.