thwartwise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
thwartwise
    adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at
           right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be
           all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway
           ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations";
           "transverse colon" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transverse},
           {transversal}, {thwartwise}]
    

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