athwartships

English

Etymology

From athwart (“across”) + ship + -s as an adverbial ending.

Adverb

athwartships (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.

Synonyms

• athwartship

Translations

athwartships

• Dutch: dwarsscheeps (nl)
• German: querschiffs
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• Italian: madiere (it)

References

• FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook.