Scrabble?! ATHWARTSHIP

Definitions of ATHWARTSHIP in various dictionaries:

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").