Amidships Definition

ə-mĭdshĭps
adverb
Midway between the bow and the stern.
American Heritage
In or toward the middle of a ship; esp., halfway between bow and stern.
Webster's New World

(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.

[The U-boat captain] waited until the crosshairs lay directly amidships. “Torpedo ... los!”
Two more torpedoes were fired; one ran erratic; the second hit amidships.
The saloon, instead of being at the stern, according to the old method of construction, is placed more amidships.
The main cabin, most amidships, was 8 feet 3 inches broad [...]
Wiktionary

(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).

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(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
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interjection

A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.

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Amidships Sentence Examples

  • In Sweden the few farms of the Swedes who inhabit the region are on the lake shores, and the traveller must be rowed from one to another in the typical boats of the district, pointed at bow and stern, unusually low amidships, and propelled by short sculls or paddles.

  • The extra bay amidships shows this to be a long wheelbase Olympian, contrasting with earlier 626.

  • C. Halahan at the head of the bluejackets amidships was killed by machine-gun fire.

  • A fierce fire had broken out amidships in the " Good Hope " and was increasing in brilliance.

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