Read the dictionary definition of midway. All definitions for this word.
1. 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
2. the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
3. equally distant from the extremes
4. at half the distance; at the middle
1. he was halfway down the ladder when he fell
