midway

¹

[mid-wey, 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

/ ˈmɪdˌweɪ /

adjective

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

noun

1. a place in a fair, carnival, etc, where sideshows are located

2. obsolete,  a middle place, way, etc

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

Related Words

• halfway