Halfway,

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  halfway
       adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)}, {middle(a)},
               {midway}]
       2: at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway
          mark"
       3: including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
       adv : at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down
             the ladder when he fell" [syn: {midway}]
       [also: {halfways}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "halfway":
     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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Halfway, MD (CDP, FIPS 36125)
    Location: 39.61317 N, 77.77065 W
    Population (1990): 8873 (3818 housing units)
    Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Halfway, MO (village, FIPS 29962)
    Location: 37.61605 N, 93.23560 W
    Population (1990): 171 (72 housing units)
    Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Halfway, OR (town, FIPS 31650)
    Location: 44.87677 N, 117.10897 W
    Population (1990): 311 (189 housing units)
    Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97834

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Halfway, MO
      Halfway
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Halfway, OR
      Halfway
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Halfway, MD
      Halfway