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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Athwart

/əth-wôrt'/ · A·thwart · IPA /əˈθwɔɹt/
01 prep. Across; from side to side of.
  1. 1.
    Across; from side to side of.
    “Athwart the thicket lone.” — Tennyson.
  2. 2.
    Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course.(Naut.)
Phrases & compounds
Athwart hawse — across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.
Athwart ships — across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft.
02 adv. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
  1. 1.
    Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.
    “Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.
    “All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with heavy news.” — Shak.