midshipsn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈmɪdʃɪps/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˌʃɪps/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: midship n., amidships adv. and adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a blend of midship n. and amidships adv. and adj. (although the latter is first attested only slightly later). Perhaps compare Dutch midscheeps, adjective (1671).

Nautical.

A. n.

The middle part of a vessel (with regard to either its length or its breadth); spec. the middle part as identified by the point of intersection of a fore-and-aft line and the broadest portion of the vessel.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > middle of vessel > [noun]

midship1488

midshipsc1620

c1620 Treat. Shipbuilding (Admiralty Libr. MS 9) in R. Magowan tr. P. Kirsch Galleon (1990) (modernized text) App. 185/1 Draw a circle that may touch the swimming line a little before the midships.

1633 S. Marmion Fine Compan. iii. iiii He might have split mee: body of Iupiter, He ranne mee athwart the midships.

1705 London Gaz. No. 4116/3 Only her Hull from the Taffrill to the Midships remained above Water.

1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 36 Both stay-sail sheets to mid-ships were convey'd.

1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China iv. 50 Our weather bulwarks had been stove in, and the long-boat carried over to leeward from its place in mid-ships.

1930 Daily Express 6 Oct. 3/4 The airship, flying too low, struck the brow of the hill, not with her nose, but about midships.

1984 A. MacLean San Andreas ix. 216 A bit for'ard of midships.

1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways July 97/1 (advt.) Breathtaking character fit-out—pine farmhouse at one end meets boatman cabin style somewhere near midships.

B. adj. (attributive).

= midship adj. Also in extended use.† midships man n. Obsolete = midshipman n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > midshipman

midships man1626

midshipman1652

mid1750

reefer1800

middy1818

midshipmite1834

ensign1886

brass-bounder1890

snotty1903

dogsbody1917

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 2 His Mates are onely his Seconds, allowed sometimes for the two Midships men.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 61 Mid ships men see the tops and yards well manned.

1904 J. London Sea-wolf iv. 37 The steerage (the name the hunters facetiously gave their midships sleeping quarters).

1935 Man 35 177 A median hole in the midships thwart..showed that the canoe could be used under sail.

1975 B. Garfield Hopscotch xxvi. 274 He put the suitcase in the plane, belt-strapping it into one of the..passenger seats in the midships blister.

1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways Aug. 26/4 A Morso stove is located in the midships saloon.

C. adv.

= amidships adv. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > middle of vessel > [adverb]

amidship1644

amidships1692

midships1779

1779 F. Pilon Liverpool Prize i. ii. 4 How is the wind, Midships?

1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 352/1 The captain and myself in the stern sheets,..two of the seamen midships.

1883 Law Times Rep. 49 332/2 The Clan Sinclair with her stem took the port side of the Margaret abaft midships.

1969 W. Mitford Lovely she Goes! iii. 16 For some reason..he always had a berth to himself mid-ships.

1992 N.Y. Times 19 Jan. viii. 12/3 A large, electrically operated sunroof is mounted midships over the rear seat, a bench that folds forward to increase cargo room.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	midships
释义	midshipsn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˈmɪdʃɪps/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˌʃɪps/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: midship n., amidships adv. and adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a blend of midship n. and amidships adv. and adj. (although the latter is first attested only slightly later). Perhaps compare Dutch midscheeps, adjective (1671). Nautical. A. n. The middle part of a vessel (with regard to either its length or its breadth); spec. the middle part as identified by the point of intersection of a fore-and-aft line and the broadest portion of the vessel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > middle of vessel > [noun] midship1488 midshipsc1620 c1620 Treat. Shipbuilding (Admiralty Libr. MS 9) in R. Magowan tr. P. Kirsch Galleon (1990) (modernized text) App. 185/1 Draw a circle that may touch the swimming line a little before the midships. 1633 S. Marmion Fine Compan. iii. iiii He might have split mee: body of Iupiter, He ranne mee athwart the midships. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4116/3 Only her Hull from the Taffrill to the Midships remained above Water. 1762 W. Falconer Shipwreck ii. 36 Both stay-sail sheets to mid-ships were convey'd. 1847 R. Fortune Three Years' Wanderings China iv. 50 Our weather bulwarks had been stove in, and the long-boat carried over to leeward from its place in mid-ships. 1930 Daily Express 6 Oct. 3/4 The airship, flying too low, struck the brow of the hill, not with her nose, but about midships. 1984 A. MacLean San Andreas ix. 216 A bit for'ard of midships. 1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways July 97/1 (advt.) Breathtaking character fit-out—pine farmhouse at one end meets boatman cabin style somewhere near midships. B. adj. (attributive). = midship adj. Also in extended use.† midships man n. Obsolete = midshipman n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > midshipman midships man1626 midshipman1652 mid1750 reefer1800 middy1818 midshipmite1834 ensign1886 brass-bounder1890 snotty1903 dogsbody1917 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 2 His Mates are onely his Seconds, allowed sometimes for the two Midships men. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiii. 61 Mid ships men see the tops and yards well manned. 1904 J. London Sea-wolf iv. 37 The steerage (the name the hunters facetiously gave their midships sleeping quarters). 1935 Man 35 177 A median hole in the midships thwart..showed that the canoe could be used under sail. 1975 B. Garfield Hopscotch xxvi. 274 He put the suitcase in the plane, belt-strapping it into one of the..passenger seats in the midships blister. 1998 Canal Boat & Inland Waterways Aug. 26/4 A Morso stove is located in the midships saloon. C. adv. = amidships adv. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > middle of vessel > [adverb] amidship1644 amidships1692 midships1779 1779 F. Pilon Liverpool Prize i. ii. 4 How is the wind, Midships? 1835 Southern Literary Messenger 1 352/1 The captain and myself in the stern sheets,..two of the seamen midships. 1883 Law Times Rep. 49 332/2 The Clan Sinclair with her stem took the port side of the Margaret abaft midships. 1969 W. Mitford Lovely she Goes! iii. 16 For some reason..he always had a berth to himself mid-ships. 1992 N.Y. Times 19 Jan. viii. 12/3 A large, electrically operated sunroof is mounted midships over the rear seat, a bench that folds forward to increase cargo room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.c1620
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