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amidships

amidships

8.2
Near the middle of a ship
  • adverb
  • /əˈmɪdʃɪps/
  • Specialized
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  • The captain stood amidships to give instructions.

Examples

  • Water began to leak amidships during the storm.

  • They placed the lifeboats amidships for easy access.

  • The crew gathered amidships to prepare for docking.

  • The dining hall is located amidships for better stability.

  • The crew gathered amidships to prepare for docking.

  • The captain stood amidships to give instructions during the emergency drill.

  • They placed the lifeboats amidships for quick deployment in case of an emergency.

Synonyms

amidship
vsamidships
  • Specialized
1 9.8

In the middle of a ship or aircraft

is specific to vessels and does not include aircraft usage
midships
vsamidships
  • Specialized
9.1

In the middle part of a ship where the ship moves less

has identical meaning but is a different plural form
midship
vsamidships
  • Specialized
6.2

Toward the middle part of a ship between the front and back

means the central area rather than the line between ends

How Far

outboard
  • Specialized
6.4
amidships
  • Specialized
8.2
inboard
  • Specialized
7.3

Surface Forms

amidships positive

Morphology

amidships = amid + ship + s

The form is recognizable as involving 'amid' and 'ship', but the nautical adverbial sense is a fixed expression rather than a fully productive and fully predictable combination. [Postprocessing: moved 'amid' from roots to prefixes (ADP/ADV)]

Etymology

Amidships comes from amid ('in the middle') and ships ('ship'), so it means 'in the middle of a ship'. A helpful way to remember it is mid as in midday, which also means 'middle'.