amidships

1. (nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.Examples: "[The U-boat captain] waited until the crosshairs lay directly amidships."; "Two more torpedoes were fired; one ran erratic; the second hit amidships."; "The saloon, instead of being at the stern, according to the old method of construction, is placed more amidships."not-comparableusually

2. (nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).not-comparableusually

3. (figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.Examples: "In stating that the Woosters never give up, I was in error. These words caught me amidships and took all the fighting spirit out of me, leaving me a spent force."figurativelynot-comparableusually