Midway

Midway

Adverb / Adjective / Noun · /ˈmɪd.weɪ/

Definition

(Adverb) at or near the middle point in distance, time, or progress (stopped midway through); (Adjective) of or at the middle point (the midway point); (Noun) a central area at a fairground or exhibition where amusements and sideshows are located; specifically, the Midway at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Origin

From mid (middle) + way (road, path, journey). A straightforward Old English compound: mid from Old English midd (middle), way from Old English weg (road, path). The compound being directly parallel in meaning to its elements. The noun sense of a fairground amusement area derives from the Midway Plaisance at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, which established the template for the commercial entertainment section of a fair or exposition.