fairway
pronunciation
How to pronounce fairway in British English:
UK [ˈfeəweɪ]
How to pronounce fairway in American English:
US [ˈferweɪ]
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- Noun:
- the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
- the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or costal waters
- a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
Word Origin
- fairway (n.)
- 1580s, "navigational channel of a river," from fair (adj.) + way (n.). Golfing sense is by 1898.
Example
- 1. Please replace divots in fairway or fill with sand .
- 2. You can take pilot at no.5 fairway buoy .
- 3. Distant figures shimmer in the heat haze on the fairway , and a golf buggy hums along a perimeter road , but the sidewalks are empty .
- 4. You must proceed by east fairway .
- 5. You must stay clear of fairway .