Meaning of MIDWAY
| Pronunciation: | | 'mid`wey, 'midwey
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- [n] naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
- [n] the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
- [adv] at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
- [adj] equally distant from the extremes
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| | Synonyms: | | battle of Midway, center(a), central, halfway, halfway, middle(a) |
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| | See Also: | | carnival, fair, funfair, Midway Islands, naval battle, parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, Second World War, tract, World War , World War II | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mid"way`\, n.
The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.
--Shak.
Paths indirect, or in the midway faint. --Milton.
\Mid"way`\, a.
Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the midway
air. --Shak.
\Mid"way`\, adv.
In the middle of the way or distance; half way. ``She met his
glance midway.'' --Dryden.
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