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athwartships
[ uh-thwawrt-ships ]
athwartships
/ əˈθwɔːtˌʃɪps /
adverb
- nautical from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel
Word History and Origins
Origin of athwartships1
Example Sentences
It was a compartment 20 feet by 6 feet 6 inches, with a bunk at each end running athwartships, and as plainly furnished as the owner's quarters.
The larger state-rooms had the bunks lying athwartships and the floor space between the bunks was 20 inches wide.
Ankle deep in water, I made my way forward, till in the dim light I perceived a stout bulkhead running athwartships and pierced by a little sliding door, or hatch.
Hatches are spaced at multiples of 12 ft. throughout the length and are made as wide as possible athwartships to facilitate loading and unloading.
This after-cabin is well-ventilated; the folding doors are shot at night, and the valet makes his bed athwartships, as I have already said.
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