athwartships

Etymology

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

adv

  1. (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

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