Midway
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7.1
- proper noun
- /ˈmɪdˌweɪ/
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Batalla de Midway
- My father, SCSK Tony D'Angelo, served aboard the USS Chenango, Midway, Coral Sea, Leyte Gulf, and numerous other battles.
- Midway Atoll
- Midway Island
- Midway Airport
Examples
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In the Battle of Midway, his plane was hit by a Grumman F6F Hellcat.
Fiction book (2001) -
Look what Nimitz did up at Coral Sea and Midway.
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We must make certain that Midway can mount no air attacks.
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Those planes came from Midway, which means it's still a threat.
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Washington wants us to send a squadron of fighters to Midway.
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After defeat at Midway, carrier group commander Admiral Nagumo, who later killed himself, persuaded his staff not to commit suicide.
Academic text (2010) -
The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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American forces achieved a significant victory at Midway in June 1942.
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During the historic conflict at Midway, the Japanese fleet suffered devastating losses.
Synonyms
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5.3
An important sea battle in World War II where American ships defeated a Japanese fleet near Midway in June 1942
Compounds
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5.3
An important sea battle in World War II where American ships defeated a Japanese fleet near Midway in June 1942
A ring of small islands in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands that is the site of the Battle of Midway
A small group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean where the United States has a military base
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Midway comes from the parts mid 'middle' and way 'road' or 'route', so it means 'in the middle of the way'. The Midway Islands and the World War II Battle of Midway were named because the islands lie about halfway across the Pacific, and that 'middle' location explains the name.