What (who) is Thwart - definition
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![A [[Cornish pilot gig]], a single banked boat](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bolt in St Mary's Harbour 02.jpg?width=200 "A [[Cornish pilot gig]], a single banked boat")
![Drawing of a [[canoe]] showing thwarts. The centre thwart, shaped like a [[yoke]], serves as a [[carrying pole]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Canoe drawing showing thwarts - 01.png?width=200 "Drawing of a [[canoe]] showing thwarts. The centre thwart, shaped like a [[yoke]], serves as a [[carrying pole]].")
![[[Clinker built]] dinghy showing some of the basic structural details. The single rowing thwart supports the aft end of the centre-board case. The pairs of knees at each end of the thwart can be seen; also the longitudinal stringer on which the thwart rests. A mast thwart, nearer the bows, is set at a higher level and has a hole through which the mast is placed,](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clinker built dinghy awaiting restoration.jpg?width=200 "[[Clinker built]] dinghy showing some of the basic structural details. The single rowing thwart supports the aft end of the centre-board case. The pairs of knees at each end of the thwart can be seen; also the longitudinal stringer on which the thwart rests. A mast thwart, nearer the bows, is set at a higher level and has a hole through which the mast is placed,")
SEAT AND STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF A BOAT
Thwarts
v. (D; tr.) to thwart in
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SEAT AND STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF A BOAT
Thwarts
v. a.
1.
Traverse, cross, intersect, lie across, move across.
2.
Hinder, oppose, oppugn, obstruct, contravene, counteract, disconcert, cross.
3.
Frustrate, defeat, balk.
thwart
SEAT AND STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF A BOAT
Thwarts
(thwarts, thwarting, thwarted)
If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.
The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators...
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Wikipedia
Thwart
A thwart is a part of an undecked boat that provides seats for the crew and structural rigidity for the hull. A thwart goes from one side of the hull to the other.
Pronunciation examples for Thwart
1. to thwart the dangerous trajectory
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2. if it's to thwart terrorism.
Agents of the Internet Apocalypse _ Wayne Gladstone _ Talks at Google
3. His higher duty was to thwart it."
One Man's Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the USA _ Kevin Bleyer _ Talks at Google
4. Do not thwart an enemy retreating home.
The Art of War - Spirituality of Conflic _ Thomas Huynh _ Talks at Google
5. to thwart many kinds of government surveillance
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Examples of use of Thwart
1. We want to thwart the intentions of the bombers and assassins, but we also need to thwart their propaganda.
2. Nothing can thwart our usefulness and fulfillment.
3. "We needed to make sure we‘re proactive in trying to thwart and protect, thwart terrorist attacks and protect Americans." CNN‘s Barbara Starr contributed to this report.
4. But political countermeasures are liable to thwart it.
5. All the changes are designed to thwart counterfeiters.