athwartship
adj 1adv 1
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adj
1
Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
athwartship bulkheads; an athwartship berth
The Nan-Shan had an athwartship bunker which, being frequently used as cargo space, communicated by an iron door with the fore ’tween-deck.
adv
1
Alternative form of athwartships.
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