Cater-corner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkatəˌkɔːnə/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cater-corner is an adjective meaning (US, Canada) Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
Meaning
(US, Canada) Of or pertaining to something at a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.
More Meanings
- (UK dialect, obsolete) Uneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait.
- (US, Canada) Diagonally across from.
Example Sentences
Altman's is sited catercorner to the ESB.
From my living room, I trained my binoculars on the redbrick monstrosity catercorner from me.
The Empire State Building and the old Altman's Department store are catercorner, at Fifth Avenue and East 34th Street, with the ESB at the southwest, and Altman's at the northeast.
Word Forms
- catacorner
- catercorner
- catty-corner
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include catty-corner, catty-cornered, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, catercorner, oblique.
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