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Definitions of athwart in various dictionaries:
adv - at right angles to the center line of a ship
adv - at an oblique angle
From side to side; crosswise or transversely.
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| from side to side of across. |
| at right angles to the center line of a ship |
| at an oblique angle |
| From side to side of across. |
| In opposition to counter to. |
| Across from side to side transversely. |
| So as to be perverse or contradictory. |
| From side to side crosswise or transversely. |
| So as to thwart, obstruct, or oppose perversely. |
| From one side to the other of across: "the Stars that shoot athwart the Night ( Alexander Pope). |
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This List of ship directions explains dozens of related terms such as fore, aft, astern, aboard, or topside. For background, see below: Origins.* abaft (preposition) * at or toward the stern of a ship, or further back from a location, e.g. the mizzenmast is abaft the mainmast. * aboard * onto or within a ship, or in a group. * above * a higher deck of the ship. * aft (adjective) * toward the stern (rear) of a ship. * adrift * floating in the water without propulsion. * aground * resting on the shore or wedged against the sea floor. * ahull * with sails furled and helm lashed alee. * alee * on or toward the lee (the downwind side). * aloft * the stacks, masts, rigging, or other area above the highest solid structure. * amidships * near the middle part of a ship. * aport * toward the port side of a ship (opposite of "astarboard"). * ashore * on or towards the shore or land. * astarboard * toward the starboard side of a ship (opposite of "aport"). * astern (adjective) * toward the rear of a ship (opposite of "forward"). * athwartships * toward the sides of a ship. * aweather * toward the weather or windward side of a ship. * aweigh * just clear of the sea floor, as with an anchor. * below * a lower deck of the ship. * belowdecks * inside or into a ship, or down to a lower deck. * bilge * the underwater part of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides * bottom * the lowest part of the ship's hull. * bow or stem * front of a ship (opposite of "stern") * centerline or centreline * an imaginary, central line drawn from the bow to the stern. * fore or forward * at or toward the front of a ship or further ahead of a location (opposite of "aft") * inboard * attached inside the ship. * keel * the bottom structure of a ship's hull. * leeward * side or direction away from the wind (opposite of "windward"). * on deck * to an outside or muster deck (as "all hands on deck"). * on board * somewhere on or in the ship. * outboard * attached outside the ship. * port * the left side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "starboard"). * starboard * the right side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "port"). * stern * the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). * topside * on the ship's main weather deck. * underdeck * a lower deck of a ship. * yardarm * an end of a yard spar below a sail. * waterline * where the water surface meets the ship's hull. * weather * side or direction from which wind blows (same as "windward"). * windward * side or direction from which wind blows (opposite of "leeward"). |
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