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Definition of "midway" []

  • The area of a fair, carnival, circus, or exposition where sideshows and other amusements are located. (noun)
  • Obsolete The middle of a way or distance. (noun)
  • Obsolete A middle course of action or thought. (noun)
  • In the middle of a way or distance; halfway: midway through the second quarter of the football game. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "midway" in a sentence
  • "Looking up, I spotted my wife, who wore an expression midway between prayer and frozen fear."
  • "Toledo half-jokingly gave himself the title midway through 2009, but he's hoping the job will be more than a kicking post this year."
  • "That would explain why he defined the term midway through his award."