MIDWAY

• (noun) 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

  synonyms : battle of midway

• (noun) the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located

• (adverb) at half the distance; at the middle

  "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

  synonyms : halfway

• (adj.) equally distant from the extremes

  synonyms : center , halfway , middle

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