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atilt

[ uh-tilt ]

adjective

  1. with a tilt or inclination; tilted:

    Hold the bottle slightly atilt.

  2. with the lance in hand in tilting.


atilt

/ əˈɪ /

adverb

  1. in a tilted or inclined position
  2. archaic.
    in or as if in a joust
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of atilt1

First recorded in 1555–65; a- 1 + tilt 1
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They’re atilt like the house, and, like that javelin, too strangely angled.

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And the star of the Liberian flag strategically placed throughout, though slightly atilt, as though being blown sideways in a sprinter’s wake.

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The disasters that struck late Friday left the city’s port in ruins, its lone gantry crane atilt in the water.

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But damage to some parts of the city was severe, with houses atilt and roads crumbled or sunken.

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Often in pairs, they look like shorebirds atilt or modernist sculpture.

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