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AMIDSHIPS

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

At or near or toward the center of a shipplay

Example:

in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear

Synonyms:

amidship; amidships; midships

Classified under:

Adverbs

Credits

 Context examples: 

We must have been struck squarely amidships, for I saw nothing, the strange steamboat having passed beyond my line of vision.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

In the bow was Kerfoot, Oofty-Oofty in the stern, and Kelly amidships.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A moment later, as I started down the companion stairs to lay the table for dinner, I heard him loudly cursing some men amidships.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Johansen he thrashed on the amidships deck the other night, since which time the mate has called him by his proper name.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The men remained grouped amidships.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

We worked feverishly at carrying our plunder on deck and depositing it amidships, so feverishly that Maud, whose strength was hardly a positive quantity, had to give over, exhausted, and sit on the steps at the break of the poop.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

There was nothing stirring amidships.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

He stood by the weather rail for a time (we were lowering over the lee rail), and then sauntered slowly amidships, where he again paused and stood facing the wind, with his back toward us.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)




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