fairway
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛə(r)weɪ
Noun
fairway (plural fairways)
- (golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
- Any tract of land free from obstacles.
- (Military) 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)
- (nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.
- 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:
- Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.
Translations
(golf) the area between the tee and the green
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any tract of land free from obstacles
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(military) a channel in a river
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See also
- draft
- watercraft. (JP 4-01.6)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English fairway.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: fair‧way
Noun
fairway m (plural fairways)
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