fairway en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛəweɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɛɹweɪ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfeɹwe/ (Scotland)
- /ˈfeːwæɪ/ (Australia)
- /ˈfeəwæɪ/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /ˈfiəwæɪ/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- /ˈfɜː(ɹ)weː/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
Etymology
From fair + way.
Meanings
- 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)
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A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.
Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.
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: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.
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:This gives clearance for shipping of 95 ft. between high water and the underneath side of the roadway when raised. A clear fairway of 95 ft. width also is provided.
1960 June 14, “New Lifting Bridge at Kings Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 388:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fairways | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (25)
fr parcours libre entre tee et green ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · ga bánóg ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · da sejlløb ((military) a channel in a river) · es calle ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · he נְתִיב שַׁיִט ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · bg талвег ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · fi väylä (any tract of land free from obstacles) · sv farled ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · ru гладкое поле ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · ca carrer ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · bg фарва́тер ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · ru фарва́тер ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · nb farvann ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · ka ფარვატერი ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · es canalizo ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · nl fairway ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · da sejlløb ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · fi väylä ((military) a channel in a river) · pt corredor ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · de Fairway ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · mi raorao ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · da fairway ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · fi väylä ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour) · fi väylä ((golf) the area between the tee and the green) · nl vaargeul ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour)