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amidships

  • /əˈmɪd.ʃɪps/

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From amid + ships.

adverb more amidships · most amidships · midships

  1. not comparable, usually In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally. [The U-boat captain] waited until the crosshairs lay directly amidships.
  2. not comparable, usually Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
  3. figuratively, not comparable, usually On the flank, at a vulnerable place. In stating that the Woosters never give up, I was in error. These words caught me amidships and took all the fighting spirit out of me, leaving me a spent force.

interjection midships

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

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adv in the middle of a ship

Portuguêsa meia-nau

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@misc{amidships_2026,
  title = {amidships},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amidships},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}