HALFWAY HOUSE


Meaning of HALFWAY HOUSE in English

( halfway houses)

1.

A halfway house is an arrangement or thing that has some of the qualities of two different things.

A halfway house between the theatre and cinema is possible. Olivier created one in his imaginative ‘Henry V’ in 1945.

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2.

A halfway house is a home for people such as former prisoners, mental patients, or drug addicts who can stay there for a limited period of time to get used to life outside prison or hospital.

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