midway: Meaning and Definition of

mid•way

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

1. a place or part situated midway.
2. (often cap.) 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.

Mid•way

1. several U.S. islets in the N Pacific, about 1300 mi. (2095 km) NW of Hawaii: Japanese defeated in a naval battle June, 1942; 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
2. an airport in Chicago.