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In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: nautical, transport
Examples
- [The U-boat captain] waited until the crosshairs lay directly amidships.
- Two more torpedoes were fired; one ran erratic; the second hit amidships.
- The saloon, instead of being at the stern, according to the old method of construction, is placed more amidships.
- The main cabin, most amidships, was 8 feet 3 inches broad ...
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, not-comparable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
at or near or toward the center of a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: amidship, midships
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
midtskibs
— in the middle of a ship
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Dutch:
midscheeps
— in the middle of a ship
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Finnish:
keskilaivassa
— in the middle of a ship
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Finnish:
keskilaivaan
— in the middle of a ship
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Norwegian Bokmål:
midtskips
— in the middle of a ship
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
midtskips
— in the middle of a ship
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Polish:
na śródokręciu
— in the middle of a ship
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Portuguese:
a meia-nau
— in the middle of a ship
