fairground vs midway

fairground

noun
  • A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park. 

  • An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground. 

midway

noun
  • The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated. 

  • The middle; the midst. 

  • The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned 

  • A middle way or manner; a mean or middle course between extremes. 

adv
  • Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points 

adj
  • Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle. 

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