midship [
'midʃip]
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.
- Authorities in Norway said the death toll from a weekend fire aboard a Danish ferry in the North Sea could reach as many as 200, as rescuers reached the midship cabins and found the bodies of families who died in the blaze.