amidships

or a·mid·ship

[uh-mid-ships]

adverb

in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends.
along the central fore-and-aft line of a ship or aircraft.
in or toward the center of anything: a long, narrow office with a desk placed amidships.

adjective

of, relating to, or located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft.

Origin of amidships

First recorded in 1685–95; amid + ship¹ + -s¹

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Examples from the Web for amidships

Historical Examples of amidships

This one looks to me as if she was breakin' in two amidships.
Cy Whittaker's Place
Joseph C. Lincoln
Victor sat on the amidships thwart of the dingy, with his back to me.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine
Joseph C. Lincoln
Set her amidships, in a big river, and just let her go; it was all you had to do.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
As already stated, it was amidships,—where its owner had been exploring it.
The Ocean Waifs
Mayne Reid
The order to put it amidships, that is, in a line with the keel.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for amidships

amidships

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

nautical at, near, or towards the centre of a vessel

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