midway island

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Definition of midway island in English English dictionary

{i} Midway Atoll, atoll located in North Pacific Ocean close to the north-western end of the Hawaiian archipelago (one-third of the way between Honolulu and Tokyo) which forms a part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands

Related Terms

midway islands

an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 mile northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base

Hyphenation

Mid·way is·land

Turkish pronunciation

mîdwey aylınd

Pronunciation

/ˈmədˌwā ˈīlənd/ /ˈmɪdˌweɪ ˈaɪlənd/