a・slant /slnt ｜ -lnt/ adv. 傾斜して, 傾いて, 斜めに (obliquely). ・The rain was driven aslant. 雨は(風で)斜めに降った. adj. [叙述的] 傾いて, 斜めで. ・listen with (one's) head aslant 小首を傾けて聞き入る. prep. …を斜めに横切って, …と筋違いに (athwart). ・The ship was sailing aslant the bay. 《a1325》 aslant(e), oslant(e) on slope: ⇒a-^１, slant^１ (n.)