Definition of Midships. Meaning of Midships. Synonyms of Midships

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Definition of Midships

Midships
Midships Mid"ships`, adv. [For amidships.] (Naut.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly amidships.
Midships
Midships Mid"ships`, n. pl. (Naut.) The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Midship
Midship Mid"ship`, a. 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.

Meaning of Midships from wikipedia

- and lower than the mains. midship house A superstructure built over the midships section of the hull, often housing the bridge and officers quarters, as...
- and Laser sailing dinghies. S-bottom hulls are sailing boat hulls with a midships transverse half-section shaped like an s.[clarification needed] In the...
- 30–45 degrees, "revolving apparently around a centre of gravity just astern of midships", as Lawrence Beesley later put it. Many survivors described a great noise...
- was 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) between decks afore, 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) midships and 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) abaft. Fishburn appeared in the 1781 volume...
- was removed from the aft superstructure. A fixed catapult replaced the midships 4-inch triple mount and a hangar was built on each side of the rear funnel...
- production. The engine was redesigned to be mounted horizontally, residing midships beneath the load floor. The TN360 premiered in November 1967 and remained...
- end of each mast and running down towards the deck of the vessel in a midships fore-and-aft direction. The shrouds serve a similar function but extend...
- submarine bows are usually occupied by a large sonar array, necessitating midships tubes angled outward, while stern tubes have largely disappeared. The first...
- entrance to the First class Grand Staircase and gymnasium were located midships along with the raised roof of the First class lounge, while at the rear...
- kerosene cargo in two iron tanks joined by pipes. One tank was forward of the midships engine room and the other was aft. The ship also featured a set of 21 vertical...