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Athwartships

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Adverb
  1. 1
    Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. not-comparable

    "to place / fix / stow something athwartships; to pace the bridge athwartships"

Etymology

From athwart (“across”) + ship + -s as an adverbial ending.

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