athwartships

[ uh-thwawrt-ships ]
/ əˈθwɔrtˌʃɪps /

adverb Nautical.

from one side of a ship to the other.

Origin of athwartships

First recorded in 1710–20; athwart + ship1 + -s1

Words nearby athwartships

Example sentences from the Web for athwartships

  • Athwart—Across, as athwartships, meaning that a thing is lying across the vessel.

    On Yacht Sailing |Thomas Fleming Day
  • For a boat to take along, I made shift to cut a castaway dory in two athwartships, boarding up the end where it was cut.

  • At all times except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed athwartships against the rear of the Try-works.

    Moby Dick; or The Whale |Herman Melville
  • A torrent poured down the athwartships alleyway, and nearly swept me from my feet.

    The Sea and the Jungle |H. M. Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for athwartships

athwartships
/ (əˈθwɔːtˌʃɪps) /

adverb

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