Athwartship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Athwartship is an adjective meaning (nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
Meaning
(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of athwartships.
Example Sentences
athwartship bulkheads; an athwartship berth
The Nan-Shan had an athwartship bunker which, being frequently used as cargo space, communicated by an iron door with the fore ’tween-deck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overthwart, aftward, abreast, abeam, frontwards, sternward.
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