midships

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

midships
    adv 1: at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late
           19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships,
           and at the rear" [syn: {amidships}, {amidship},
           {midships}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Midships \Mid"ships`\, n. pl. (Naut.)
   The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel. --R. H. Dana,
   Jr.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Midships \Mid"ships`\, adv. [For amidships.] (Naut.)
   In the middle of a ship; -- properly {amidships}.
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