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 ong 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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The snake catcher filming the encounter approaches the python with a large lump in its midsection.
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Davis suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Lakers’ loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday, leaving the game after just 10 minutes and heading to the locker room while grabbing his midsection.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Lizzo also displayed her arms and midsection in a close-up photo with a graphic that listed her weight-loss stats.
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On Tuesday, twisters, damaging winds and large hail were all possible as the strong storm system began moving across the nation’s midsection into Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, the federal Storm Prediction Center warned.
—Jeff Martin and Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Davis suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Lakers’ loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday, leaving the game after just 10 minutes and heading to the locker room while grabbing his midsection.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Lizzo also displayed her arms and midsection in a close-up photo with a graphic that listed her weight-loss stats.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, twisters, damaging winds and large hail were all possible as the strong storm system began moving across the nation’s midsection into Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, the federal Storm Prediction Center warned.
—Jeff Martin and Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Midsection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsection. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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