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Definition of Athwart hawse

Athwart hawse
Athwart A*thwart", prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.] 1. Across; from side to side of. Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson. 2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. 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.

Meaning of Athwart hawse from wikipedia

- sheet anchor on the Frenchman's bow, buo**** the cable, and veered it athwart his hawse. This the disabled ship succeeded in getting in, and thus seven hundred...