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    midway
    /ˌmɪdˈweɪ/

    adverb

    • 1. in or towards the middle of something: "Peter came to a halt midway down the street"

    adjective

    • 1. situated in or towards the middle of something: "he sensationally led the tournament at the midway point"

    noun

    • 1. an area of sideshows or other amusements at a fair or exhibition: North American "the kids head straight for the midway"

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  3. MIDWAY definition: 1. half the distance between two places: 2. in the middle of a process or period of time: 3. a…. Learn more.

    • Japan’s Ambitions in The Pacific
    • U.S. Gains Advantage Thanks to Navy Codebreakers
    • The Battle of Midway Begins
    • Significance of U.S. Victory in The Battle of Midway
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    Japan’s efforts to establish clear naval and air superiority in the western Pacific first hit a snag in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942, when the U.S. fleet turned back a Japanese invasion force headed for New Guinea. Despite the setback, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was convinced his forces enjoyed a n...

    U.S. Navy cryptanalysts had begun breaking Japanese communication codes early in 1942, and knew for weeks ahead of time that Japan was planning an attack in the Pacific at a location they called “AF.” Suspecting it was Midway, the Navy decided to send out a false message from the base claiming it was short of fresh water. Japan’s radio operators se...

    After the diversionary Japanese attack on the Aleutian Islands on June 3, a group of U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flew from Midway to attack Kondo’s invasion force, which they mistakenly assumed was the main Japanese fleet. This unsuccessful attack marked the first military engagement in the Battle of Midway. Before dawn the next day, more B-1...

    Though major combat in the Battle of Midway was over by the evening of June 4, U.S. troops at sea and on Midway Island continued their attacks on the Japanese over the next two days. The destroyer USS Hammann provided cover for the disabled carrier Yorktown during salvage operations, but a Japanese submarine arrived on June 6 and launched four torp...

    The Battle of Midway, National WWII Museum. Andrew Lambert, “The Battle of Midway.” BBC, February 17, 2011. 1942: The Battle of Midway, CBS News. The Battle of Midway, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial.

  4. The meaning of MIDWAY is in the middle of the way or distance : halfway. How to use midway in a sentence.

  5. If something is midway between two places, it is between them and the same distance from each of them. The studio is midway between his aunt's old home and his cottage. Synonyms: halfway, in the middle of, part-way, equidistant More Synonyms of midway. Midway is also an adjective.

  6. Midway definition: in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.. See examples of MIDWAY used in a sentence.

  7. MIDWAY meaning: 1. half the distance between two places: 2. in the middle of a process or period of time: 3. a…. Learn more.

  8. Anything midway between two points is halfway between them. A midway is also a place at a carnival where sideshow entertainment is located. Being midway is being at a midpoint or the center. If you're halfway between home and school, you're midway between those two places.