midship

American  

[mid-ship] / ˈmɪdˌʃɪp /

adjective

1. in or belonging to the middle part of a ship.

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midship British  

/ ˈmɪdˌʃɪp /

adjective

1. in, of, or relating to the middle of a vessel

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noun

1. the middle of a vessel

Etymology

Origin of midship

First recorded in 1545–55; mid- + ship ¹

Example Sentences

The breach occurred aft of midship on the starboard side — in the lower right section of the hull — the chief executive of the park, Paul Marzello, said at a news conference on Thursday.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

From midship, a man was throwing a cabrita alta, a heavy rake net attached to a long, tapered tree trunk.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

The yacht flew a Cayman Islands flag astern and an Indonesian flag at midship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2018

Each time we successfully negotiate another rapid, Shane has us all go “paddles up,” a high-five of our oars at midship.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2017

Duane swam toward midship, where a set of steep stairs invited him up to a level still inside the ship but above the water’s surface.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el