AMIDSHIPS

adv. in the middle of a ship

This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th-19th century. See also .
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Adverb
1. 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"
(synonym) amidship, midships

(adv.)
In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth.
  

Synonyms and related words:
average, betwixt and between, central, core, equatorial, equidistant, half-and-half, halfway, in medias res, in the mean, in the middle, interior, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, medially, median, mediocre, mediterranean, medium, mediumly, mesial, mezzo, mezzo-mezzo, mid, middle, middlemost, middling, midland, midmost, midships, midway, nuclear,