CEFR B2

athwartship

adjective

Meaning

athwartship means (nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as athwartship.
A athwartship tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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athwartship (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as athwartship.
A athwartship tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use athwartship

athwartship + noun (collocation): Use athwartship before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a athwartship reaction."
become athwartship (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became athwartship near the end."

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