fairway

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fairway

/ˈfɛɹweɪ/ US
/ˈfɛəweɪ/ UK
/ˈfeːwæɪ/ Australia
/ˈfeəwæɪ/ New Zealand
/ˈfiəwæɪ/
/ˈfeɹwe/ Scotland
/ˈfɜː(ɹ)weː/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ

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From fair + way.

noun fairways

The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
Any tract of land free from obstacles.
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)
A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places. By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay the Hispaniola right in the fairway, hardly to be missed.

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noun (golf) the area between the tee and the green

Español	calle
Português	corredor
Français	parcours libre entre tee et green
Deutsch	Fairway
Русский	гладкое поле

noun (nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour

Español	canalizo
Русский	фарва́тер farvátɛr
עברית	נְתִיב שַׁיִט netiv shayit

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@misc{fairway_2026,
  title = {fairway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fairway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}