Definition of midships in English:
midships
adjective & adverb ˈmɪdʃɪps
as adjective the main midships galley
another term for amidships
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the midships section had collapsed and was unsafe to penetrate.
- Shoals of chromis and damsels with large grouper among them cruised the wreck as we slowly ascended towards the midships section.
- The midships building is only a shell, though standing upright.
- Most of the midships area has collapsed in on itself, the weight buckling the hull outwards.
- Her remains include the bows and midships section in 20-25m, while her stern lies a little off the main reef in 50-55m and is consequently rarely dived.
- There was no one in sight, but he heard a fiddle and what sounded like an accordion, and what he'd thought was just an anchor light was also the gleam of light from the scuttles of a low, midships deckhouse.
- Rather than end the dive and ascend from here, a convenient way to move slowly shallower and get the most from a dive computer is to follow the hull back to the midships area, slowly making your way up the hull.
- It is shotted to the midships mast and the deck is at 30m.
- It is smothered in plumose anemones but the scrap is still clearly visible on the decks, with the partially collapsed midships section revealing yet more cargo.
Definition of midships in US English:
midships
adverb & adjectiveˈmɪdˌʃɪpsˈmidˌSHips
as adjective the main midships galley
another term for amidships
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of the midships section had collapsed and was unsafe to penetrate.
- Her remains include the bows and midships section in 20-25m, while her stern lies a little off the main reef in 50-55m and is consequently rarely dived.
- It is smothered in plumose anemones but the scrap is still clearly visible on the decks, with the partially collapsed midships section revealing yet more cargo.
- It is shotted to the midships mast and the deck is at 30m.
- The midships building is only a shell, though standing upright.
- There was no one in sight, but he heard a fiddle and what sounded like an accordion, and what he'd thought was just an anchor light was also the gleam of light from the scuttles of a low, midships deckhouse.
- Shoals of chromis and damsels with large grouper among them cruised the wreck as we slowly ascended towards the midships section.
- Rather than end the dive and ascend from here, a convenient way to move slowly shallower and get the most from a dive computer is to follow the hull back to the midships area, slowly making your way up the hull.
- Most of the midships area has collapsed in on itself, the weight buckling the hull outwards.