catty-corner
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the word 'cat', referring to the way cats sit or lie diagonally.
مثال
- The store is located catty-corner to the park.
- We sat at a table catty-corner to the window.
- The two houses are catty-corner from each other.
ترکیبهای رایج
Catty-corner to Catty-corner from Catty-corner layout
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line “set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot”