athwartships

== English == === Alternative forms === athwartship, thwartships === Etymology === From athwart (“across”) + ship + -s as an adverbial ending. === Adverb === athwartships (not comparable) (nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook.