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Nov 28, 2009
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mid•way



Pronunciation: (
—adv., adj.mid'wā';
—n.mid'wā"), [key]
—adv., adj.
in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.

—n.
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



Pronunciation: (mid'wā"), [key]
—n.
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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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