单词 | thwartwise |
释义 | thwartwise, adv. and a.|ˈθwɔːtwaɪz| [f. thwart a. + -wise.] A. adv. Crosswise, transversely.
1589P. Ive Fortif. 16 Lay a trauers of trees in the bottome..laying them thwart wise in the work. 1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 191 Crab, Cancer, they goe thwartwise. 1894Crockett Mad Sir Uchtred v, The troop passed thwart⁓wise over the mountain steep. 1899― Black Douglas (1900) 468 Margaret..rode thwartwise to intercept her. B. adj. Situated or extending transversely; cross, transverse.
1890Clerke Syst. Stars 309 The directly measurable, thwartwise part of its motion. 1891Dublin Rev. Jan. 157 Compounded..of thwartwise and end-on speed. |

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