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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mit-shifs
"Das Ruder wurde mittschiffs gelegt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In or into the middle of a ship, both with regard to length and breadth.
"The captain ordered the helm to be brought hard midships."
- 1
Located in or characteristic of the middle part of a ship or aircraft.
"The main cargo hold is situated midships."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'mid' (middle) and 'ships' (plural of ship, used adverbially). It emerged in the late 17th century among maritime speakers as a shortened form of 'amidships', referring specifically to the middle section of a vessel.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Midships" is said worldwide
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au milieu du navire
Transliteration: oh mil-yuh du nah-veer
"Le gouverneur a été mis au milieu du navire."
mittschiffs
Transliteration: mit-shifs
"Das Ruder wurde mittschiffs gelegt."
a mezza nave
Transliteration: ah medz-zah nah-veh
"Il timone è stato messo a mezza nave."
en el centro del barco
Transliteration: en el sen-tro del bar-ko
"El timón se colocó en el centro del barco."
a meia-nau
Transliteration: ah mey-ah now
"O leme foi colocado a meia-nau."
জাহাজ के बीच में
Transliteration: jahaj ke beech mein
"জাহাজ কা রডার মাঝখানে রাখা হয়েছিল।"
船中部
Transliteration: chuán zhōng bù
"舵被置于船中部。"
배 중앙에
Transliteration: bae jung-ang-e
"키가 배 중앙에 놓였다."
船の中央に
Transliteration: fune no chūō ni
"舵は船の中央に置かれた。"
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