athwartships

[ uh-thwawrt-ships ]

/ əˈθwɔrtˌʃɪps /

adverb Nautical.

from one side of a ship to the other.

Origin of athwartships

First recorded in 1710–20; athwart + ship¹ + -s¹

Words nearby athwartships

Athos, athrepsia, athrill, athrocyte, athwart, athwartships, athymia, athymism, athyroidism, -atic, tight rein on, a

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Example sentences from the Web for athwartships

Athwart—Across, as athwartships, meaning that a thing is lying across the vessel.
On Yacht Sailing|Thomas Fleming Day
For a boat to take along, I made shift to cut a castaway dory in two athwartships, boarding up the end where it was cut.
Sailing Alone Around The World|Joshua Slocum
At all times except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed athwartships against the rear of the Try-works.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
A torrent poured down the athwartships alleyway, and nearly swept me from my feet.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for athwartships

athwartships

/ (əˈθwɔːtˌʃɪps) /

adverb

nautical from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel

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单词	athwartships
释义	athwartships [ uh-thwawrt-ships ] / əˈθwɔrtˌʃɪps / adverb Nautical. from one side of a ship to the other. Origin of athwartships First recorded in 1710–20; athwart + ship¹ + -s¹ Words nearby athwartships Athos, athrepsia, athrill, athrocyte, athwart, athwartships, athymia, athymism, athyroidism, -atic, tight rein on, a Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for athwartships Athwart—Across, as athwartships, meaning that a thing is lying across the vessel. On Yacht Sailing\|Thomas Fleming Day For a boat to take along, I made shift to cut a castaway dory in two athwartships, boarding up the end where it was cut. Sailing Alone Around The World\|Joshua Slocum At all times except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed athwartships against the rear of the Try-works. Moby Dick; or The Whale\|Herman Melville A torrent poured down the athwartships alleyway, and nearly swept me from my feet. The Sea and the Jungle\|H. M. Tomlinson British Dictionary definitions for athwartships athwartships / (əˈθwɔːtˌʃɪps) / adverb nautical from one side to the other of a vessel at right angles to the keel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	unstarry unstate unstated unsteady unsteel unstep unsterile unstick unstinting unstop unstoppable unstopped unstopper unstoried unstow unstpd. unstrained unstrap unstratified unstreamed unstressed unstriated unstring unstriped unstructured