"amidships" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈmɪd.ʃɪps/ Forms: more amidships [comparative], most amidships [superlative]
Etymology: amid + ships Etymology templates: {{compound|en|amid|ships}} amid + ships Head templates: {{en-adv|-|more}} amidships (not generally comparable, comparative more amidships, superlative most amidships)
  1. (nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally. Tags: not-comparable, usually Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (in the middle of a ship): midtskibs (Danish), midscheeps (Dutch), keskilaivassa (Finnish), keskilaivaan (Finnish), midtskips (Norwegian Bokmål), midtskips (Norwegian Nynorsk), na śródokręciu (Polish), a meia-nau (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-amidships-en-adv-LLJAtzx0 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'in the middle of a ship': 85 15 0
  2. (nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501). Tags: not-comparable, usually Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-amidships-en-adv-O72tgNg3 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-amidships-en-adv-FrUNinhs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: midships

Interjection

IPA: /əˈmɪd.ʃɪps/
Etymology: amid + ships Etymology templates: {{compound|en|amid|ships}} amid + ships Head templates: {{en-interj}} amidships
  1. A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
    Sense id: en-amidships-en-intj-FI9Oh9Py
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: midships

Alternative forms

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