midway
Plural: midways
Noun
- An area at a fair or carnival with concessions and amusements.
- the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
- 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
- The middle; the midst.
- A middle way or manner; a mean or middle course between extremes.
- The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.
- The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned
Adjective Satellite
- equally distant from the extremes
Adverb
- at half the distance; at the middle
Adj
- Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle.
Adv
- Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points
Examples
- The Words With Friends board felt like a midway, with so many open spots for new words.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to mid- + way. Cognate with Dutch midweg (“midway”), Middle Low German midwech (“midway”).
Scrabble Score: 15
midway: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmidway: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
midway: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
midway: valid Words With Friends Word