amidships

American  

[uh-mid-ships] / əˈmɪdˌʃɪps /

Or amidship

adverb

1. in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends.

2. along the central fore-and-aft line of a ship or aircraft.

3. in or toward the center of anything.

   a long, narrow office with a desk placed amidships.

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adjective

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

amidships British  

/ əˈmɪdʃɪps /

adverb

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

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Etymology

Origin of amidships

First recorded in 1685–95; amid + ship ¹ + -s ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

amidships

The next generation CX-5 has a conspicuously large LCD touch screen amidships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

The Eagle was physically lifted out of the water amidships by the strike, he said, which was accompanied by a 350-foot water column.

From Fox News ● Oct. 7, 2019

My own fascination with the band dates to 1966, when, at age 9, I was hit amidships by the TV show.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2019

Bob grins, and shares the fact that he has a single cabin: “No. 222, like the painkiller,” he quips, and comfortably amidships.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 12, 2011

It was dusk and the red priest had lit his nightfire in the great iron brazier amidships as the crew gathered round to pray.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin