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...
- Plan, midships section, and lines of a vinta...
- system with two 45 square foot (4 m2) retractable fins extending out from midships well below the waterline to greatly reduce pitch and roll on the sea)....
- matching sets: one mark each on the port and starboard sides forward, midships, and astern. These marks allow a ship's displacement to be determined to...
- 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...
- of fore and aft 10-inch (25.4 cm) guns and 6-inch (15.2 cm) guns in the midships positions. It could reach a speed of 18 knots (33 km/h), and was propelled...
- submarine bows are usually occupied by a large sonar array, necessitating midships tubes angled outward, while stern tubes have largely disappeared. The first...
- 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...
- platform is a FR automobile layout. The name is derived from the "front midships" location of the engine, with its center of m**** located behind the front...