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Definition of Amidships
1. Adverb. At or near or toward the center of a ship. "In the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear"
Definition of Amidships
1. adv. In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth.
Definition of Amidships
1. Adverb. (nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally. ¹
2. Adverb. (nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501). ¹
3. Adverb. (figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place. ¹
4. Interjection. A helm order, normally shortened to ''midships!'', to centre the helm in the line of the keel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amidships
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amidships
Literary usage of Amidships
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"Deck amidships. 2 — i pdr. 4 Machine. Torpedo Tubes. 4 Above water. Twin screw.
... Belt amidships. 12—6 in. 9 in. Turrets. 3—3 pdr. 9 in. Conning tower. ..."
2. Discoveries and Inventions of the Nineteenth Century by Robert Routledge (1903)
"Section of Great Eastern amidships. Great Eastern had existed, we should not now
have had an Atlantic Telegraph. Possibly this huge ship is but the ..."
3. The Journal of Jurisprudence by Law Library Microform Consortium (1878)
"... while smaller vessels within the limit of length might show one light amidships.
Such a provision would enable an approaching vessel readily to judge of ..."
4. Ship Wiring and Fitting by T. M. Johnson (1911)
"(7) The amidships circuit:—which takes all the lower central portion of the ship
including officers' and engineers' rooms, stores, galleys, butcher's and ..."
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