midships

[ mid-ships ]

/ ˈmɪdˌʃɪps /

adverb

Nearby words

midsagittal plane, midsection, midsegment, midship, midshipman, midships, midsole, midst, midstream, midsummer, midsummer day

Origin of midships

First recorded in 1620–30

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Examples from the Web for midships

Speaking to the man at the wheel: "Don't let her go off, damn you, let her come to, and put your wheel in 'midships."
The Flying Bo'sun|Arthur Mason
That part of the ship's hull which is abaft the midships or dead-flat, as seen from astern.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
On this occasion, the sharp edge of the rock struck the vessel about midships aft of the paddle-boxes.
Grace Darling|Eva Hope
This done, we again sprang at our ugly customer, he at the bow, and I about midships.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851|Various

At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
With The Night Mail|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for midships

midships

/ (ˈmɪdˌʃɪps) /

adverb, adjective

nautical See amidships

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