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Definition of Amidship
1. Adverb. 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"
2. Adjective. Located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft.
3. Adverb. At or near or toward the middle.
Definition of Amidship
1. Adverb. In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amidship
1. toward the middle of a ship [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amidship
Literary usage of Amidship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Brown's Elementary Questions and Answers for Marine Engineers Together with by W. T. Thorn (1916)
"When the helm is put hard over and the ship is going full speed ahead, what
prevents the rudder returning to the amidship position ? ..."
2. Mechanics' and Engineers' Pocket-book of Tables, Rules, and Formulas by Charles Haynes Haswell (1920)
"Then, to twice amidship depth add foremost and aftermost depths for sum of depths,
and add together foremost upper and lower breadths, 3 times upper breadth ..."
3. Hearings Beginning March 9, 1908-April 30, 1908 by United States Congress. House. Select committee under House resolution 288. [from old catalog] (1908)
"At 2:55.30 the 1-ssel came to the surface, the amidship tank discharged, ...
Stopped and ' led amidship tank at 3:29.40. Trimmed forward tank to 3200 pounds ..."
4. Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety: A Comprehensive (1994)
"The amidship storage tanks 3. The amidship superstructure 4. The stern crew quarters.
Two fire attack teams were formed—one to handle the fire in the ..."
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