ATHWARTSHIP

Adjective

athwartship (not comparable)

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

Adverb

athwartship (not comparable)

Alternative form of athwartships

Source: Wiktionary



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