1. athwartship - Adjective
2. athwartship - Adverb
athwartship (not comparable)
(nautical) 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
athwartship (not comparable)
Alternative form of athwartships