middle-distance

noun

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.

adjective

1. athletics relating to or denoting races of a length between the sprints and the distance events, esp the 800 metres and the 1500 metres

noun middle distance

2. Also called: middle ground part of a painting, esp a landscape between the foreground and far distance