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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halfway \Half"way`\, adv
In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially;
as he halfway yielded.
Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halfway \Half"way`\, a.
Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an
intermediate point; midway.
{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.
{Halfway house}, an inn or place of call midway on a journey.
From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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
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