(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.U-boat captain waited until the crosshairs lay directly amidships. “Torpedo ... los!â€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 ...
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.†(FM 55-501).
(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
Wodehouse Offing|XX|In stating that the Woosters never give up, I was in error. These words caught me amidships and took all the fighting spirit out of me, leaving me a spent force.
