cater-corner
наискосок, наискось
schräg gegenüber
Diagonally across fromDiagonally across from.
UK/ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/US/ˈkætəˌkɔɹnɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US, not comparable)Diagonally across from.
Altman's is sited catercorner to the ESB.
schräg gegenüber
на́искосьnáiskosʹ, наискосо́кnaiskosók
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
diagonally across:
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By meaning 1
diagonally across:
Origin
Presumably a clipped form of cater-cornered, from cater + cornered, q.v., although catty-cPresumably a clipped form of cater-cornered, from cater + cornered, q.v., although catty-cornered is attested earlier (1838).
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