AMIDSHIPS Definition & Meaning

amidships

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adverb

in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends.
along the central fore-and-aft line of a ship or aircraft.
in or toward the center of anything:
a long, narrow office with a desk placed amidships.

adjective

of, relating to, or located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft.

amidships

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adverb

nautical at, near, or towards the centre of a vessel

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of amidships¹

First recorded in 1685–95; amid + ship ¹ + -s ¹

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Standing amidships was a girl in a flowing dress of white silk, her mane of black hair pinned back with a circlet of diamonds.

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The Eagle was physically lifted out of the water amidships by the strike, he said, which was accompanied by a 350-foot water column.

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Eleven hands—everybody contributing one except Mother and the babies—would emerge from both sides of the car; from the front seat, rear seat, and folding swivel chairs amidships.

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My own fascination with the band dates to 1966, when, at age 9, I was hit amidships by the TV show.

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Separated amidships, the stern section rode the mountainous seas, spilling its cargo, but lost none of its 33 seamen.

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