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(ə-mĭd'shĭps') pronunciation also a·mid·ship (-shĭp')
adv.
Midway between the bow and the stern.



also amidship

adv. & adj. in the middle of a ship: the destroyer rammed her amidships | an amidships engine.

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adverb
adverb

Of the striking of a blow: in the abdomen. (1937 —) .
Times Buss hit him painfully amidships and he had to leave the field (1961).

[From earlier sense, in the middle of a ship, implying the most crucial or vulnerable part.]


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Amidships

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - midtskibs
adj. - midtskibs

Nederlands (Dutch)
midscheeps

Français (French)
adv. - (Naut) au milieu/par le milieu du navire
adj. - (Naut) au milieu/par le milieu du navire

Deutsch (German)
adv. - (Seew.) mittschiffs
adj. - in der Mitte des Schiffes, in der Mitte des Flugzeugs

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - (ναυτ.) στη μέση πλοίου

Italiano (Italian)
a mezza nave

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - a meia nau (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
в средней части судна

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en medio del buque
adj. - en medio del buque

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - midskepps, mittskepps

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在船中部, 在船腹, 在船中部的, 在机身中部的, 在中部的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在船中部, 在船腹
adj. - 在船中部的, 在機身中部的, 在中部的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 배 중앙에
adj. - 선체[기체] 중앙부의

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 船の中央部に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في وسط السفينه او نحو وسطها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮באמצע האוניה, לתוך אמצע האוניה‬
adj. - ‮של אמצע האוניה‬


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