amidships Syllabification: (a·mid·ships)Pronunciation: /əˈmidˌSHips/ (also amidship)Definition of amidships adverb & adjective in the middle of a ship: [as adverb]:the destroyer rammed her amidships [as adjective]:an amidships engineOrigin: late 17th century: from a-2 (expressing position or direction) + midships (as a noun meaning 'midship'), influenced by amidamidships in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of amidships in the British & World English dictionary
