"midway" in the noun sense
1. midway
the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
2. Midway, Battle of 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
"midway" in the adjective sense
1. center, halfway, middle, midway
equally distant from the extremes
"midway" in the adverb sense
1. halfway, midway
at half the distance at the middle
"he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
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