MIDWAY Definition & Meaning

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midway

[ adverb adjective mid-wey; noun mid-wey ]

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adverb

in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.

noun

a place or part situated midway.
(often initial capital letter) the place or way, as at a fair or carnival, on or along which sideshows and similar amusements are located.
the amusements, concessions, etc., located on or around this place or way.

Midway

[ mid-wey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

several U.S. islets in the N Pacific, about 1,300 miles (2,095 km) NW of Hawaii: Japanese defeated in a naval battle June, 1942; 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
an airport in Chicago.

midway

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adjective

in or at the middle of the distance; halfway

noun

a place in a fair, carnival, etc, where sideshows are located
obsolete.
a middle place, way, etc

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of midway¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English midwei, Old English midweg; mid ¹, way ¹; midway defs 3, 4 after the Midway Plaisance, the main thoroughfare of the World Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893

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They pushed and shoved each other, getting technical fouls midway through the third quarter.

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