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midway

1

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

adverb

  1. in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.


noun

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

Midway

2

[ mid-wey ]

noun

  1. 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).
  2. an airport in Chicago.

midway

/ ˈɪˌɱɪ /

adjective

  1. in or at the middle of the distance; halfway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a place in a fair, carnival, etc, where sideshows are located
  2. obsolete.
    a middle place, way, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word 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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Example Sentences

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PBS did a documentary, and there’s a moment midway through the show where you can actually see me start to grin.

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A song by the folksinger Donovan, recorded midway through the decade, became more accurate and powerful with each passing year: “The War Drags On.”

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Duncan’s best sequence came midway through the practice when he completed a touchdown pass to Kwazi Gilmer in one corner of the end zone followed by a touchdown to Gilmer in the other corner.

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Unable to find the help he needed, he left the school midway through the season to address his mental health, unsure if he’d ever play basketball again.

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The first was midway through the third quarter, when the Timberwolves took advantage of the Lakers confusion to pull to within 11.

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