Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Amidships.
- adverb In the center position. Used of the helm.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the middle of a ship: more properly amidships.
- Nautical, the timbers at the broadest part of a vessel.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Naut.) The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.
- adverb (Naut.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly
amidships .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb Alternative form of
amidships .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at or near or toward the center of a ship
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A little aft of "midships" a pyramidal lump of fatty substance projected several feet above the line of the vertebras.
The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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A single spar stood up out of its centre, or "midships," to which was rigged -- in a very slovenly manner -- a large lateen sail, -- either the spanker or spritsail of a ship, or the mizzen topsail of a bark.
The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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"midships," while those with the narrower bend were set towards the narrower ends of the plank.
The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850
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"midships," while those with the narrower bend were set towards the narrower ends of the plank.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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The bow appears to be still firmly wedged onto the reef, we have lost more than 30 containers from the stern and midships, Maritime NZ director Catherine Taylor told reporters.
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Lingaard, too old to labour at the sweeps, had been surgeon, undertaker, and midwife of the huddled captives in the open midships.
Chapter 17 2010
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One of the hunters, a tall, loose-jointed chap named Henderson, was going aft at the time from the steerage (the name the hunters facetiously gave their midships sleeping quarters) to the cabin.
Chapter 4 2010
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Through a crack in the trapdoor, the gnome looked out and spotted Bas Ohn-Koraf hurrying toward midships to comply, his large hands catching the offending rope.
Father Swarat Matt Dennison 2010
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Kof stood at the rail at midships, watching as the cleft mysteriously sealed itself.
Father Swarat Matt Dennison 2010
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Though exhausted, they scurried about, tugging the mainsail free from midships.
Father Swarat Matt Dennison 2010
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