/ Dictionary / Index A athwartships: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•thwart•ships Pronunciation: (u-thwôrt'ships"), [key] — adv. Naut. from one side of a ship to the other. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. athwart atilt Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language