[ adv ] at or near or toward the center of a ship <adv.all> in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear
Midships \Mid"ships`\, adv. [For amidships.] (Naut.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly {amidships}.
Midships \Mid"ships`\, n. pl. (Naut.) The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
It took until Sunday night to extinguish the fire, which burned at temperatures reaching 570 degrees, consuming everything combustible in the midships sections.
Much of the midships section on the upper decks was blackened.