Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amidships \A*mid"ships\, adv. (Naut.)
   In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and
   sometimes also her breadth. --Totten.

Source : WordNet®

amidships
     adv : at or near or toward the center of a ship; "in the late 19th
           century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and
           at the rear" [syn: {amidship}, {midships}]