"athwartships" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: From athwart (“across”) + ship + -s as an adverbial ending. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} athwartships (not comparable)
  1. (nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: athwartship, thwartships Translations (athwartships): dwarsscheeps (Dutch), querschiffs (German), madiere (Italian), 船体を横切って (sentai wo yokogitte) (alt: せんたいをよこぎって) (Japanese)

Alternative forms

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