adv. , adj. /mid"way"/ ; n. /mid"way'/ , adv. , adj.
1. in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.
n.
2. a place or part situated midway.
3. ( often cap. ) the place or way, as at a fair or carnival, on or along which sideshows and similar amusements are located.
4. the amusements, concessions, etc., located on or around this place or way.
[ bef. 900; ME midwei, OE midweg; see MID 1 , WAY 1 ; def. 3 and 4 after the Midway Plaisance, the main thoroughfare of the World Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893 ]