athwart the road was farmland as far as the eye could see
15th century
after it enters the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane is predicted to advance athwart to the Texas coastline
we hung the twisted strips of crepe paper athwart to the floor and ceiling so that they formed giant crosses on all four walls
circa 1500
bias, cornerways, cornerwise, crossways, crosswise, diagonally, kitty-corner (also catty-corner), obliquely, transversely;
on the bias, on the diagonal;
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