MIDSHIP

Etymology

Adjective

midship

Pertaining to the middle of a ship or a boat.

Noun

midship

The middle of a ship or a boat.

Source: Wiktionary


Mid"ship`, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship. Midship beam (Naut.), the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed.

– Midship bend, the broadest frame in a vessel. Weale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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