athwartships

American

[uh-thwawrt-ships] / əˈθwɔrtˌʃɪps /

adverb

Nautical.

from one side of a ship to the other.

athwartships British

/ əˈθwɔːtˌʃɪps /

adverb

nautical from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel

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Etymology

Origin of athwartships

First recorded in 1710–20; athwart + ship ¹ + -s ¹

Example Sentences

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Overnighting The berth, arranged athwartships, compromises the space available for tossing and turning, but it makes for a more open layout in the cabin.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are no lounges running athwartships, as there are on so many express cruisers, and as there were on the Sea Ray 28 Sundancer, which the 290 replaces.

From Time Magazine Archive

The master stateroom is beneath the pilothouse and has a queen-size berth athwartships.

From Time Magazine Archive

Trapdoors in the floor of the airship were slid forward and athwartships, exposing grey space through a T-shaped aperture slightly larger than the dimensions of the plane.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aue !" said Marèko the tautai , with a laugh, as he ceased paddling and laid his paddle athwartships, "'tis like to be a hot day and calm.

From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Becke, Louis

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