| 1. | an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint. |
| 2. | middle distance (def. 1). |
| 3. | Nautical. a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides. |
| 1. | Also called middle ground, middle plane. Fine Arts. the represented space between the foreground and background in paintings, drawings, etc. |
| 2. | (in track) a race distance ranging from 400 meters or 440 yards to 1 mile. |