THWARTS — Definition of THWARTS
noun
1
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
The fisherman sat on the aft thwart to row.
2
A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.
A well-made dugout canoe rarely needs a thwart.
3
An act of thwarting; something which thwarts; a hindrance, an obstacle.
verb
1
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.
2
To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.
3
To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
4
To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.
An arrow thwarts the air.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thwart
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