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Definition of Midway
1. Adverb. At half the distance; at the middle. "He was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
2. Adjective. Equally distant from the extremes.
3. Noun. The place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located.
Generic synonyms: Parcel, Parcel Of Land, Piece Of Ground, Piece Of Land, Tract
4. 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.
Generic synonyms: Naval Battle
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Midway Islands
Definition of Midway
1. n. The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.
2. a. Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the midway air.
3. adv. In the middle of the way or distance; half way.
Definition of Midway
1. Noun. The middle; the midst. ¹
2. Noun. A middle way or manner; a mean or middle course between extremes. ¹
3. Noun. (American English) The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated. ¹
4. Adjective. Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle. ¹
5. Adverb. Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Midway
1. an avenue at a fair or carnival for concessions and amusements [n -WAYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Midway
Literary usage of Midway
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Georgia by Charles C[olcock] Jones (1883)
"The territory lying between the Great Ogeechee and South Newport rivers was called
the midway District because of its central location, ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"1884 Kalorama Ate., Washington, DC \ VISIT TO midway ISLAND. BY PAUL BARTSCH.
THE little paper here presented was prepared as we left midway Island in 1907, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States by Henry Gannett (1891)
"... NWR R 1116 midway, Pa P., C. & St. LR R 1106 midway, NC - R. & GR R 200 midway,
Wie С. &N. WRR 648 midway, Pa PR R 394 midway Mille, Va К. & AR R 340 ..."
4. The Chaplains and Clergy of the Revolution by Joel Tyler Headley (1864)
"SETTLES ix midway ... Having received ordination, he remained here till 1777,
when ho removed to midway, Georgia. Though surrounded by tories in his new ..."
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