Fairway


[fair-wey] /ˈfɛərˌweɪ/

noun
1.
an unobstructed passage, way, or area.
2.
Golf.

3.
Nautical.

/ˈfɛəˌweɪ/
noun
1.
(on a golf course) the areas of shorter grass between the tees and greens, esp the avenue approaching a green bordered by rough
2.
(nautical)

n.

1580s, “navigational channel of a river,” from fair (adj.) + way (n.). Golfing sense is from 1910.

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