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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel..
to place / fix / stow something athwartships; to pace the bridge athwartships
At all times except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed athwartships against the rear of the Try-works.
Use athwartships when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Athwartships means (nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to place / fix / stow something athwartships; to pace the bridge athwartships
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