fairway

/ˈfɛɹweɪ/

UK: /ˈfɛəweɪ/

fairway

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Definition

The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.

Etymology

From fair + way.

Example Sentences

  • "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."
  • "Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down."
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