midway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The middle; the midst.
  2. A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes.
  3. The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.
  4. The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned.
adj
  1. Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle.
adv
  1. Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points.
name
  1. An atoll in the North Pacific the site of a major World War II battle.
  2. A village in Belize.
  3. A village in British Columbia, Canada.
  4. A suburb of Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England.
  5. A town in Bullock County, Alabama.
  6. A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  7. Several place names in Arkansas:
  8. A census-designated place in Baxter County, Arkansas.
  9. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Arkansas.
  10. A town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
  12. A ghost town in Howard County, Arkansas.

Pronunciation

/mɪdweɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-midway.wav /ˈmɪdweɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Midway.wav

Word forms

midway midways

Etymology

From Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to mid- + way. Cognate with Dutch midweg (“midway”), Middle Low German midwech (“midway”).

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