Athwartship means across the length of a vessel, or a direction perpendicular to any point along the fore-and-aft line. Abeam and abreast designates a direction at right angles to the ship's fore-and-aft line; also, opposite the center of a ship. Close.
The most expensive home in the United States is now for sale for a whopping $350 million. The Bel-Air estate may be familiar to those who watched âThe Beverly Hillbilliesâ television series, where it was featured.
CNBC: Maryland 9th Most Expensive Place to Live. An average home in the DC suburbs will cost you half a million dollars, the cable network says. When comparing the costs of everything from real estate to red meat, Maryland is one of the most expensive places in the United States to call home, according to a survey of the 50 states by CNBC.