Midway (Noun)
Meaning 1
The place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- As we walked through the entrance of the carnival, we were immediately drawn to the colorful rides and games located in the midway.
- The smell of sugary treats and popcorn filled the air as we strolled through the lively midway, stopping to play a game of ring toss.
- We spent hours in the midway, watching jugglers and acrobats perform amazing feats and trying to win stuffed animals at the shooting gallery.
- Our favorite part of the fair was walking through the midway at night, when the lights from the games and attractions reflected off the rain-soaked pavement.
- The midway at our town's annual fair offered something for everyone, from thrilling rides to silly sideshows and delicious treats.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The Japanese invasion force had almost reached the Midway atoll before it was intercepted by the US Navy.
- Admiral Chester Nimitz successfully lured the Japanese navy into a trap near the strategic Midway.
- The battle at Midway was the turning point in the war in the Pacific as Japan's naval dominance began to unravel.
- To prepare for a Japanese invasion of the crucial US base at Midway, Admiral Nimitz positioned US aircraft carriers to the northeast of the atoll.
- In early June 1942, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto led his fleet towards the Midway to draw out the U.S. Pacific Fleet.