ALL meanings of athwartships
a·thwart·ships
A a - adverb athwartships from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel 3
- noun athwartships (nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. 1
- adverb athwartships from one side of a ship to the other. 1