/ Dictionary / Index A amidships: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•mid•ships Pronunciation: (u-mid'ships"), [key] — adv. in or toward the middle part of a ship or aircraft; midway between the ends. along the central fore-and-aft line of a ship or aircraft. in or toward the center of anything: a long, narrow office with a desk placed amidships. —adj. of, pertaining to, or located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: amidships (Thesaurus) amidol amidst Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fresco Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language