Midships is used when defining an object: for example, the midship hatch is either the one that is in the middle of the ship, or if there are two or more hatches, that which is nearest the middle.
Umphakathi wenqanawa usetyenziswa xa kuchazwa izinto: umzekelo, ihatshi yomphakathi wenqanaw mhlawumbi yile isembidini wenqanawa, okanye ezinye ezimbini nangaphezulu iihatshi, ezisecaleni kombidi.