athwartship
/əˈθwɔrtʃɪp/
adjective
- Positioned or oriented from one side of a ship to the other; perpendicular to the keel.
- An athwartship bulkhead divides the ship into separate compartments.
- The cargo was stored in an athwartship direction to balance the load.
- The crew installed an athwartship beam to strengthen the deck.
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adverb
- Across the width of a ship, from side to side.
- The sailors moved athwartship to check the starboard railing.
- The rope was stretched athwartship to secure the sail.
- He walked athwartship, carefully stepping over the coiled lines.
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