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midway

Dictionary definition · Midway

noun

  1. 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
  2. the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located

adjective

  1. equally distant from the extremes

adverb

  1. at half the distance; at the middle"he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).