amidships

Adverb

 * 1)  In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
 * [The U-boat captain] waited until the crosshairs lay directly amidships.
 * Two more torpedoes were fired; one ran erratic; the second hit amidships.
 * The saloon, instead of being at the stern, according to the old method of construction, is placed more amidships.
 * The main cabin, most amidships, was 8 feet 3 inches broad [...]
 * 1)  Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
 * 2)  On the flank, at a vulnerable place.

Translations

 * Danish: midtskibs
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: keskilaivassa, keskilaivaan
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: midtskips
 * Nynorsk: midtskips
 * Polish: na śródokręciu
 * Portuguese: a meia-nau

Interjection

 * 1) A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.