MIDSHIPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does midships mean? 

• MIDSHIPS (adverb)
  The adverb MIDSHIPS has 1 sense:

1. at or near or toward the center of a ship

  Familiarity information: MIDSHIPS used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIDSHIPS (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

At or near or toward the center of a ship

Synonyms:

amidship; amidships; midships

Context example:

in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear

 Context examples 

One of the hunters, a tall, loose-jointed chap named Henderson, was going aft at the time from the steerage (the name the hunters facetiously gave their midships sleeping quarters) to the cabin.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)