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mid·way  (mdw)
n.
1. The area of a fair, carnival, circus, or exposition where sideshows and other amusements are located.
2. Obsolete
a. The middle of a way or distance.
b. A middle course of action or thought.
adv.
In the middle of a way or distance; halfway: midway through the second quarter of the football game.

midway adj.

midway
Adjective
in or at the middle of the distance; halfway: the midway point
Adverb
to the middle of the distance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.midwaymidway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
fair, funfair, carnival - a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
2.Midway - 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
Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
Midway Islands - an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base
Adj.1.midway - equally distant from the extremes
central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
Adv.1.midway - at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

midway
adverb halfway, in the middle of, part-way, equidistant, at the midpoint, betwixt and between
Translations
midway [mɪdˈweɪ] adj, adv midway (between) → a mitad de camino or a medio camino (entre)

midway [mɪdˈweɪ] adj, adv midway (between) → à mi-chemin (entre);
midway through ... → au milieu de ..., en plein(e) ...

midway [mɪdˈweɪ] adj we have reached the midway point → wir haben die Hälfte hinter uns dat advauf halbem Weg;
midway between (in space) → auf halbem Weg zwischen;
midway through (in time) → mitten in +dat

midway [mɪdˈweɪ] adj, adv midway (between) → a mezza strada (fra)

midway
adj / adv midway [midˈwei]
in the middle of the distance or time between two points; halfway the midway point. middelpunt في مُنْتَصَف الطَّريق по средата на v polovině, uprostřed midtvejs; halvvejs auf halber Strecke στα μισά (μιας απόστασης) a medio camino poolel teel وسط مسیر puolitie, puoliväli à mi-chemin בְּאֶמצָע הַדֶרֶך बीच का मार्ग na pola puta félúton setengah jalan miðja vegu, á miðri leið a metà strada 中途の 중도[]의; 중도[]에 pusiaukelės; pusiaukelėje, viduryje pusceļa-; vidus- pertengahan jalan halverwege halvveis, midtveis w połowie drogi a meio caminho (la) jumă­tatea drumului на полпути, на полдороге v polovici, uprostred na pol poti sredina puta halvvägs กลางทาง; ตรงกลาง yolun yarısında, yarı yolda 中途 напівдорозі آدھے راستے پر ở giữa; ở nửa đường


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