midsection

mid·sec·tion

noun \-ˌsek-shən\

Definition of MIDSECTION

: a section midway between the extremes; especially : midriff 2

Examples of MIDSECTION

1. Grassy plains used to cover large portions of America's midsection.
2. the midsection of the boat
3. He threw a hard punch to my midsection.

First Known Use of MIDSECTION

1890

Related to MIDSECTION

Synonyms: middle, midriff, waist, waistline

Related Words: trunk; abdomen, belly, gut, stomach

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Rhymes with MIDSECTION

abjection, advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection