amidships
Vessel's midsection location
Amidships means in or toward the middle of a ship, between bow and stern: The torpedo struck amidships.
The term extends to aircraft for the central fuselage area.
Occasionally used humorously for the midsection of the human body: He took a blow amidships.
Road's painted midpoint marker
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- beamStructural support member
- midsectionCentral body region
- midpointExact center between two
center · median · halfway · equidistant · central · core · axis · pivot
Hull's structural base
- bulkheadInternal vessel barrier
- deckShip's flat surface
- hullOuter covering or frame
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
berth · cabin · hold · bilge · gangway · quarterdeck · fo'c'sle · bridge
Ship stability material
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- equilibriumState of balance
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
stabilizer · keel · seaworthiness · balance · steadiness · gyroscope · damping · righting
centerline
Road's painted midpoint marker
- waistTorso's narrowest circumference
- beamStructural support member
- midsectionCentral body region
midpoint · center · median · halfway · equidistant · central · core · axis · pivot
keel
Hull's structural base
galley · berth · cabin · hold · bilge · gangway · quarterdeck · fo'c'sle · bridge · lazarette
ballast
Ship stability material
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- equilibriumState of balance
counterweight · stabilizer · keel · seaworthiness · balance · steadiness · gyroscope · damping · righting · heeling
aft
Vessel's rear area
forward · port · starboard · abeam · abaft · fore · inboard · outboard · topside · belowdecks