midway
midway Lexical Profile
midway Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
In or toward the middle of the distance or time between two points.
"The small town is located midway between the capital and the coast."
• adjective
Situated in the middle between two points, stages, or extremes.
"The hikers rested at a midway point along the steep mountain trail."
• noun
North American The central thoroughfare or area at a fair, carnival, or circus where sideshows, games, and amusement rides are located.
"Families strolled down the brightly lit midway to play carnival games and buy cotton candy."
A middle way, course, or position between two extremes.
"The negotiators struggled to find a midway between the two competing proposals."
• preposition
In the middle of a period of time, course, or distance.
"Unfortunately, the lead actor lost his voice midway the second act."
• Rhymes for midway
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English midweg ('middle way' or 'halfway'). The North American carnival sense originated from the 'Midway Plaisance,' a central avenue of rides and sideshows at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.