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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Midships  \Mid"ships`\,  adv  [For  amidships.]  (Naut.) 
  In  the  middle  of  a  ship;  --  properly  {amidships}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Midships  \Mid"ships`\,  n.  pl  (Naut.) 
  The  timbers  at  the  broadest  part  of  the  vessel.  --R.  H.  Dana, 
  Jr 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  midships 
  adv  :  at  or  near  or  toward  the  center  of  a  ship;  "in  the  late  19th 
  century,  engines  were  placed  in  front,  amidships,  and 
  at  the  rear"  [syn:  {amidships},  {amidship}] 




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