Found 1 items, similar to athwart ships.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Athwart ships Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.] 1. Across; from side to side of. [1913 Webster] Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. [1913 Webster] Athwart hawse, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance. Athwart ships, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to fore and aft. [1913 Webster]