athwartships

12 letters · adverb · scores 3,800 in SpellHuntr

adverb

Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.

Athwartships in a sentence

At all times except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed athwartships against the rear of the Try-works.

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