midway

Meanings

Noun

• 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

• Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle.

Adverb

• Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points

Origin

• From Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ ("midway"), equivalent to mid- + way. Cognate with Dutch midweg ("midway"), Middle Low German midwech ("midway").