midway
Meanings
noun
- The middle; the midst.
- A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes.
- The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.
- 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
- Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle.
adv
- Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points.
name
- An atoll in the North Pacific the site of a major World War II battle.
- A village in Belize.
- A village in British Columbia, Canada.
- A suburb of Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England.
- A town in Bullock County, Alabama.
- A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- Several place names in Arkansas:
- A census-designated place in Baxter County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Arkansas.
- A town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Howard County, Arkansas.
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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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