Athwart

7 lettersadverbrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Positioned or running across the width of a ship at right angles to its centreline.

“The emergency timber was lashed athwart the deck to brace the mast.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·thwart

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Synonyms

obliquelyaslant

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “athwart”.

thwart arhat artha athar attar ratha ratwa tahar tatar thraw warth whart whata wrath atar atta awat haar hart hatt tara tart that thaw

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