What does fairway mean?

Definitions for fairway
ˈfɛərˌweɪfair·way

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fairwaynoun

    the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short

  2. fairwaynoun

    the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters

  3. fairwaynoun

    a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement

GCIDE

  1. Fairwaynoun

    The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels. Totten.2. (golf) That part of a golf course between the tee and the green which is of closely mowed grass, as contrasted to the rough.

Wiktionary

  1. fairwaynoun

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

  2. fairwaynoun

    any tract of land free from obstacles

  3. fairwaynoun

    (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)

  4. fairwaynoun

    a navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.

ChatGPT

  1. fairway

    A fairway is the gently sloped, carefully maintained area of grass on a golf course between the tee and the green where golfers aim to land their golf balls. It is often smoother and easier to play on than the surrounding rough terrain. Alternatively, in a nautical context, a fairway refers to a navigable channel, course, or route in a water body such as a sea, river, or harbor.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fairwaynoun

    the navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels

Wikidata

  1. Fairway

    Fairway is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,882.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. fairway

    A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. See also draft; watercraft.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fairway in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fairway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fairway in a Sentence

  1. Justin Rose:

    I think I missed only one fairway, so from the fairway I had some control of the ball, i hit a couple of poor shots, but a couple of miraculous up-and-downs kept the round going.

  2. Retief Goosen:

    Its an unbelievable course, its a golf course that hitting the fairways is the No. 1 priority, and even if youre on the fairway, sometimes you struggle to get close. Its a great golf course. This week it played tough with the way the wind blew.

  3. Keegan Bradley:

    When I outdrove him today by 30 yards, I left him a note in the fairway, letting him know the senior tees are not that far off.

  4. Jim Herman:

    There is a lot to play for tomorrow, but I ’m not really worried about that, i ’m going to keep doing what I have been doing the last three days and that’s keeping the ball on the fairway and out of the hazards, and giving Jim Herman as many birdie chances as I can.

  5. Tiger Woods:

    Hes driving it 330 yards in the middle of the fairway. Hes got 9-irons when most of us are hitting 5-irons, 4-irons, and hes putting well, that adds up to a pretty substantial lead, and if he keeps doing what hes doing, theres no reason why he cant build on this lead.

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