midship
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of midship
Example Sentences
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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
The Susan Marie was a thirty-foot stern-picker—a standard, well-tended San Piedro gill-netter—with her cabin just abaft of midship.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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