amidships

or a·mid·ship

[ uh-mid-ships ]

/ əˈmɪdˌʃɪps /

adverb

in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends.

along the central fore-and-aft line of a ship or aircraft.

in or toward the center of anything: a long, narrow office with a desk placed amidships.

adjective

of, relating to, or located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft.

Origin of amidships

First recorded in 1685–95; amid + ship¹ + -s¹

Words nearby amidships

amidinohydrazone, amido-, amidogen, amidohydrolase, amidol, amidships, amidst, Midsummer Night's Dream, A, amie, AMIEE, Amiens

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Example sentences from the Web for amidships

A little forward of amidships was a small deck cabin containing a brass wheel and binnacle.
The Pit Prop Syndicate|Freeman Wills Crofts
The result was curious; the yacht turned out to have more beam right aft than amidships.
A Floating Home|Cyril Ionides
Amidships was the “secondary” armament of six 6-inch breech-loading guns.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston
The divers having gone down reported the ship aground in three distinct places, aft, amidships under the batteries, and forward.
In Eastern Seas|J. J. Smith

Nothing but a daring, unfaltering attitude directed fair for the amidships can be effectual.
The Shellback's Progress|Walter Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for amidships

amidships

/ (əˈmɪdʃɪps) /

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

nautical at, near, or towards the centre of a vessel

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单词	amidships
释义	amidships or a·mid·ship [ uh-mid-ships ] / əˈmɪdˌʃɪps / adverb in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends. along the central fore-and-aft line of a ship or aircraft. in or toward the center of anything: a long, narrow office with a desk placed amidships. adjective of, relating to, or located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft. Origin of amidships First recorded in 1685–95; amid + ship¹ + -s¹ Words nearby amidships amidinohydrazone, amido-, amidogen, amidohydrolase, amidol, amidships, amidst, Midsummer Night's Dream, A, amie, AMIEE, Amiens Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amidships A little forward of amidships was a small deck cabin containing a brass wheel and binnacle. The Pit Prop Syndicate\|Freeman Wills Crofts The result was curious; the yacht turned out to have more beam right aft than amidships. A Floating Home\|Cyril Ionides Amidships was the “secondary” armament of six 6-inch breech-loading guns. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves\|W.H.G. Kingston The divers having gone down reported the ship aground in three distinct places, aft, amidships under the batteries, and forward. In Eastern Seas\|J. J. Smith Nothing but a daring, unfaltering attitude directed fair for the amidships can be effectual. The Shellback's Progress\|Walter Runciman British Dictionary definitions for amidships amidships / (əˈmɪdʃɪps) / adverb, adjective (postpositive) nautical at, near, or towards the centre of a vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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