amidships

/ษ™หˆmษชd.สƒษชps/

IPA: /AH0 M IH1 D SH IH0 P S/

adverb
  1. 1

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

    โ€œThe main cabin, most amidships, was 8 feet 3 inches broad [...]โ€

  2. 2

    Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to โ€œmidships.โ€ (FM 55-501).

  3. 3

    On the flank, at a vulnerable place.

interjection
  1. 1

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

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