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English
Etymology
From fair + way.
Pronunciation
Noun
fairway (plural fairways)
- (golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
- Any tract of land free from obstacles.
- (military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)
- (nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, , →OCLC, part I:Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.
Translations
(golf) the area between the tee and the green
any tract of land free from obstacles
(military) a channel in a river
(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour
See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English fairway.
Pronunciation
Noun
fairway m (plural fairways)
- (golf) fairway: the area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short