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[ adverb ] at half the distance; at the middle
Synonyms Examples "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Amy walked - making_it halfway across the cottage floor . |
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[ adjective ] equally distant from the extremes
Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)The mean temperature of this region was approximated by the temperature measured halfways between the edge of the hot spot and the rim of the plug . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When McFeeley was halfway to the door , the proprietor emerged - a mountainous , dark man , his head thick_with resiny black hair , his eyes like two of the black_olives he imported in boatloads . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Halfway across the house , he could have smelled her morning perfume . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)`` The sweaty bastard 's probably halfway to Peru with our money by now '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] at a point midway between two extremes
Examples "at the halfway mark" Used in print (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)These amendments to the Vocational_Rehabilitation_Act were designed to help provide_for more specialized rehabilitation facilities , for more sheltered and `` half-way '' workshops , for greater numbers of adequately trained personnel , for more comprehensive services to individuals ( particularly to the homebound and the blind ) , and for other administrative improvements to increase the program 's overall effectiveness . Related terms |
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