athwartship
Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.eOriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)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