[uh-mid-ships] 
| 1. | in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends. |
| 2. | along the central fore-and-aft line of a ship or aircraft. |
| 3. | in or toward the center of anything: a long, narrow office with a desk placed amidships. |
| 4. | of, pertaining to, or located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft. |
| a·mid·ships (ə-mĭd'shĭps') adv. Midway between the bow and the stern. |
