"set off in a catty-corner direction across the vacant lot"
同义词： catacorner cata-cornered catercorner cater-cornered catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered
ADV（副词） Something that is catty-corner or kitty-corner from another thing is placed or arranged diagonally from it. 斜对角地 [美国英语]
There was a police car catty-corner across the street.
街道的斜对角处有辆警车。