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fareway en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɛəweɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɛɹˌweɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English farewaye, fairway, fare-waye, from Old English færweġ (“a cartroad”), from Proto-West Germanic *faraweg, *faruweg (“fareway”), equivalent to fare (“travel”) + way. Cognate with West Frisian farwei (“waterway”), Dutch vaarweg (“waterway”), Middle Low German vārwech, vaerwech (“fareway”), German Fahrweg (“fareway”).

Meanings

1. A road, route, or passage used for travelling over or through.
   • From Troy there's a fareway by sea direct Across to the glorious ancient Athens; […] 1907, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem, page 172:
   • He spoke of his several forefathers' experience at expanding the Far Fleets, which rendered safe all fareways running between the Attican Peninsula and all southerly depots that had been mentioned. 2011, House Ascendant, page 362:
   • The others parted their ships asunder, and made a fareway between the ships. 2022, The Spirit of the Vikings, page 6:

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Relateds

roadway · passageway · seaway