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athwart meaning in Tamil

பக்கம் நோக்கி

/əˈθwɔːt/US/əˈθwɔɹt/

athwart in Tamil: பக்கம் நோக்கி, குழம்பி, ஒருசாய்வாய், ஏறமாறாக. In English, athwart means from side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.

Tamil words for athwart

பக்கம் நோக்கி, குழம்பி, ஒருசாய்வாய், ஏறமாறாக, தவறி

English meaning of athwart

  1. adverb From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
  2. adverb Across the path of something, so as to impede progress.
  3. adverb Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly.
  4. preposition From one side to the other side of; across.

Full definition of athwart

athwart in a sentence

  • Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart.
  • We placed one log on the ground, and another athwart, forming a crude cross.
  • a fleet standing athwart our course

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Questions about athwart in Tamil

What is the meaning of athwart in Tamil?
Athwart in Tamil is பக்கம் நோக்கி, குழம்பி, ஒருசாய்வாய், ஏறமாறாக.
athwart என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Athwart: பக்கம் நோக்கி, குழம்பி, ஒருசாய்வாய், ஏறமாறாக.
What does athwart mean in English?
Athwart means from side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: athwart (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: athwart (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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