midsection
noun
mid·sec·tion
ˈmid-ˌsek-shən 
: a middle section, part, or area : a section midway between the extremes
Normally, the jet stream, a five-mile-high river of air, steers storms directly across the midsection of the United States …—
Stephen H. Schneider
Stephen H. Schneider
especially
: the mid-region of the human torso : midriff sense 1
The swinging motion of baseball players and golfers requires strength throughout the entire midsection, not only to hit the long ball but also to avoid injuries. —Joe Weider
Joe Weider The two doctors ordered a CT scan of the man's midsection, and they stood next to a computer terminal and toggled through images of his internal organs, deeply concerned. —Gardiner Harris
Gardiner Harris Examples of midsection in a Sentence
Grassy plains used to cover large portions of America's midsection.
the midsection of the boat
He threw a hard punch to my midsection.
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Additionally, women tend to lose leaner mass and can gain more visceral fat, particularly around the midsection, which increases cardiometabolic risk.
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The Warriors survived another injury scare when Will Richard returned to the game in the third quarter after heading into the locker room and spending the remainder of the first half with his midsection wrapped in a heating/cooling pad.
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Areas east of the Mississippi River will have to deal with the storm on Sunday — snow for the Great Lakes and rain stretching through the South — while the country’s midsection gets blasted by Arctic air on its backside.
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Results aren’t instant, but within a few days, my midsection felt firmer.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Dec. 2025
The Warriors survived another injury scare when Will Richard returned to the game in the third quarter after heading into the locker room and spending the remainder of the first half with his midsection wrapped in a heating/cooling pad.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
Areas east of the Mississippi River will have to deal with the storm on Sunday — snow for the Great Lakes and rain stretching through the South — while the country’s midsection gets blasted by Arctic air on its backside.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Results aren’t instant, but within a few days, my midsection felt firmer.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Midsection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsection. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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midsection
noun
mid·sec·tion
ˈmid-ˌsek-shən
: a section midway between the extremes
especially
: midriff sense 2
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