adverb
- in a diagonal direction; diagonally across from something
Usage: also spelled cater-corner, catty-corner, or kitty-corner; informal
adjective
- positioned diagonally; located at a diagonal angle
Usage: also spelled cater-corner, catty-corner, or kitty-corner; informal
Examples
- The grocery store is catercorner from the bank.
- She walked catercorner across the plaza to save time.
- The two buildings sit catercorner to each other on the street corner.
- He parked catercorner in the lot.
- The catercorner path through the park is shorter than going around.
- From my window, I can see the catercorner house across the intersection.