midway Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
  2. noun naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
    Battle of Midway.
  3. adjective satellite equally distant from the extremes
    middle; center; halfway.
  4. adverb at half the distance; at the middle
    halfway.
    • he was halfway down the ladder when he fell

WordNet

Mid"way` noun
Definitions
  1. The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course. Shak.
    Paths indirect, or in the midway faint. Milton.
Mid"way` adjective
Definitions
  1. Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the midway air. Shak.
Mid"way` adverb
Definitions
  1. In the middle of the way or distance; half way. "She met his glance midway." Dryden.

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