midships

[ mid-ships ]

/ ˈmɪdˌʃɪps /

amidships.

Origin of midships

First recorded in 1620–30

Speaking to the man at the wheel: "Don't let her go off, damn you, let her come to, and put your wheel in 'midships."

The Flying Bo'sun |Arthur Mason
That part of the ship's hull which is abaft the midships or dead-flat, as seen from astern.

The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth
On this occasion, the sharp edge of the rock struck the vessel about midships aft of the paddle-boxes.

Grace Darling |Eva Hope
This done, we again sprang at our ugly customer, he at the bow, and I about midships.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 |Various

At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.

With The Night Mail |Rudyard Kipling

midships

/ (ˈmɪdˌʃɪps) /

nautical See amidships