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midway

noun
/mɪdweɪ//ˈmɪdweɪ/

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”).

  1. inherited from midweġ
  2. inherited from mydwaye

Definitions

  1. The middle

    The middle; the midst.

  2. A middle way or manner

    A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes.

    • Prayes, and distroyes the prayer, no midway Twixt these extreames at all.
    • Paths indirect, or in the midway faint.

  3. The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.

  4. ›+ 38 more definitions

    1. The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a…

      The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned.

    2. Being in the middle of the way or distance

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

      • He told me to identify a good midway point at which I could pause the job.
      • A: Where's the ship at currently? B: It is midway.

    3. Halfway

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

      • He stopped me midway through the job and told me to put it on hold.
      • Originally scheduled to come up mid-way through the alphabetically-ordered agenda by being listed as "Lesbianism," the issue was pushed back to 23 (out of 26 resolutions) with the renaming of it as "Sexual Preference."
      • It shell-shocked the home crowd, who quickly demanded a response, which came midway through the half and in emphatic fashion.

    4. An atoll in the North Pacific the site of a major World War II battle.

    5. A village in Belize.

    6. A village in British Columbia, Canada.

    7. A suburb of Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England.

    8. A town in Bullock County, Alabama.

    9. A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.

    10. Several place names in Arkansas

      Several place names in Arkansas:

    11. An unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, United States.

    12. An oil field in Kern County, California, United States, properly the Midway-Sunset Oil…

      An oil field in Kern County, California, United States, properly the Midway-Sunset Oil Field.

    13. A neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.

    14. An unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

    15. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.

    16. Several place names in Florida

      Several place names in Florida:

    17. A small city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.

    18. Several place names in Illinois

      Several place names in Illinois:

    19. Several place names in Indiana

      Several place names in Indiana:

    20. Several place names in Iowa

      Several place names in Iowa:

    21. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.

    22. Several place names in Kentucky

      Several place names in Kentucky:

    23. Several place names in Louisiana

      Several place names in Louisiana:

    24. Several place names in Minnesota

      Several place names in Minnesota:

    25. Several place names in Mississippi

      Several place names in Mississippi:

    26. Several place names in Missouri

      Several place names in Missouri:

    27. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chaves County, New Mexico,…

      An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States.

    28. A town in Davidson County, North Carolina.

    29. A village in Madison County, Ohio, also called Sedalia.

    30. An unincorporated community in Atoka County and Coal County, Oklahoma.

    31. Several place names in Oregon

      Several place names in Oregon:

    32. Several place names in Pennsylvania

      Several place names in Pennsylvania:

    33. Several place names in Tennessee

      Several place names in Tennessee:

    34. Several place names in Texas

      Several place names in Texas:

    35. A city in Wasatch County, Utah.

    36. Several place names in Virginia

      Several place names in Virginia:

    37. Several place names in West Virginia

      Several place names in West Virginia:

    38. An unincorporated community in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at midway. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at midway. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at midway

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA