Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

midships
     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: {amidships}, {amidship}]