'Halfway' definitions:
Definition of 'halfway'
(from WordNet)
adverb
At half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" [syn: halfway, midway]
adjective
Equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway]
adjective
At a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
adjective
Including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
Definition of 'Halfway'
From: GCIDE
- Halfway \Half"way`\ (h[aum]f"w[=a]`), adv. In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded. [1913 Webster]
- Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Halfway'
From: GCIDE
- Halfway \Half"way`\, a. Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway; as, at the halfway mark. [WordNet sense 1]
- Syn: center(prenominal), middle(prenominal), midway. [1913 Webster]
- 2. partial. [WordNet sense 2] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 3. including only half or a portion; incomplete; as, halfway measures. [WordNet sense 3] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- Halfway covenant, a practice among the Congregational churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership, save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also allowed to present their children for baptism. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'halfway'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amidships,
- average,
- betwixt and between,
- center,
- centermost,
- central,
- core,
- equatorial,
- equidistant,
- half,
- half-and-half,
- in medias res,
- in the mean,
- in the middle,
- interior,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- mean,
- medial,
- medially,
- median,
- mediocre,
- mediterranean,
- medium,
- mediumly,
- mesial,
- mezzo,
- mezzo-mezzo,
- mid,
- middle,
- middlemost,
- middling,
- midland,
- midmost,
- midships,
- midway,
- nuclear,
- one-and-a-half,
- part,
- partial,
- partly
Halfway, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Halfway, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri
Population (2000) :
176
Housing Units (2000) :
74
Land area (2000) :
2.135612 sq. miles (5.531209 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.135612 sq. miles (5.531209 sq. km)
FIPS code :
29962
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
37.617973 N, 93.233218 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Halfway, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Halfway, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
337
Housing Units (2000) :
196
Land area (2000) :
0.426876 sq. miles (1.105604 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.426876 sq. miles (1.105604 sq. km)
FIPS code :
31650
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
44.878209 N, 117.110659 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97834
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Halfway, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Halfway, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000) :
10065
Housing Units (2000) :
4424
Land area (2000) :
4.686602 sq. miles (12.138243 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.686602 sq. miles (12.138243 sq. km)
FIPS code :
36125
Located within :
Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location :
39.616346 N, 77.765562 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.