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[syn: amidships, amidship, midships]
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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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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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]