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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

/ əˈtɪlt /

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of atilt1

First recorded in 1555–65; a- 1 + tilt 1
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Example Sentences

They’re atilt like the house, and, like that javelin, too strangely angled.

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

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

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

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

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