athwartships

  • 1athwartships — ˌships adverb Etymology: athwart + ship + s : across the ship from side to side the boilers were installed athwartships * * * /euh thwawrt ships /, adv. Naut. from one side of a ship to the other. [1710 20; ATHWART + SHIP + S1] …

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  • 2athwartships — adverb Date: 1718 across the ship from side to side …

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  • 3athwartships — /euh thwawrt ships /, adv. Naut. from one side of a ship to the other. [1710 20; ATHWART + SHIP + S1] * * * …

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  • 4athwartships — adverb Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore and aft line of the vessel …

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  • 5athwartships — athwart·ships …

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  • 6athwartships — a•thwart•ships [[t]əˈθwɔrtˌʃɪps[/t]] adv. naut. from one side of a ship to the other • Etymology: 1710–20 …

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  • 7athwartships — /əˈθwɔtʃɪps/ (say uh thwawchips) adverb at right angles to the ship s keel …

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