English

Noun

middle passage ‎(plural middle passages)

1. (obsolete) A middle way, especially between two extremes; an intermediate path in space or time.
2. (now historical) Specifically, the middle part of the sea voyage by which slaves were transported from Africa to America.
   • 2007, Tristram Hunt, The Guardian, 23 Aug 2007:

     The city once laid claim to the largest fleet of slave ships in the history of the trade as its merchants overtook Bristol and London in dominating the Middle Passage.