Amidships

What do we mean by amidships?

Midway between the bow and the stern. adverb

In or toward the middle of a ship, or that part which is midway between the stem and the stern.

In the middle line of a ship; over and in line with the keel: as, to put the helm amid ships.

In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth. adverb

In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally. adverb

Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501). adverb

On the flank, at a vulnerable place. adverb

A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel. interjection

At or near or toward the center of a ship adverb

In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.

Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).

On the flank, at a vulnerable place.

Words that are spelled similarly to amidships:
amidships, amidship, midships, airships, midship.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word amidships:
strake, conning, abaft, quarterdeck, barbette, aft, waterline, mainmast, broadside, tapered, binocular, forecastle, depress, astern, casemate, starboard, superstructure, stern, deck, sloped, watertight, teak, thick, funnel, cwt, torpedo, armor, armament, turret, bow, usable, guns, armored, catapult, shielded, sank, plating, fore, armour, explode, elevate, wrought, belt, calm, thickness, decks, mack, citadel, armoured, quadruple, dash, thinner, muzzle, mounted, wireless, boiler, commissioning, fitted, keel, arcs, protected, transverse, gun, hangar, launcher, exploded, rudder, sinking, ranged, ship, inches, gunner, battery, hull, lifeboat, blew, sink, submerged, mast, ratings, refit, sails, shells, destroyer, weighed, heavier, carried, mod, helicopter, rounds, collision, complement, sides, ends, equipped, firing, crew, explosion, propeller, fired.

Adjectives that are often used to describe amidships:
long, large, helm, wide, main, right, starboard, open, port, little, small, low, single, dead, square, thick, more, full, flat, fair, deep, rudder, high, heavy, stern, big, upper, pounder, broad, gunwale, direct, inch, brig, bottom, short, deck, freeboard, huge, hard, nearer, line, greatest, vertical, darker, near, temporary, clean, wooden, tall, mainmast, boom, lashed, sheer, depth, red, visible, smaller, hollow, straight, leucadian, foot, twin, portside, well, top, tiny, ton, extreme, empty, awash, gun, extra, covered, concentrated, class, upright, width, narrow, comfortable, box.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective amidships:
position, deck, deckhouse, portion, house, elevator, superstructure, bulkhead, hatch, gunner, station, structure, area, ladder, turret, compartment.

Words that sound like amidships:
amidships, amidship, midships, midship, amides, sweatshops, amids, sweat shops, snowdrops, snow drops.