cater-corner

alternative catacorner · alternative catercorner · alternative catty-corner · alternative kitty-corner

1. CanadaUSnot comparableAt a diagonal to another; of four corners, those diagonal to another.

   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.

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   From my living room, I trained my binoculars on the redbrick monstrosity catercorner from me.

   2012, Stephen King, chapter 20, in 11/22/63, page 531

2. UKdialectalnot comparableobsoleteUneven, not square, as mislaid stones or people with a limping gait.

alternative catacorner · alternative catercorner · alternative catty-corner · alternative kitty-corner

1. CanadaUSnot comparableDiagonally across from.

   Altman's is sited catercorner to the ESB.