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Fairway

//ˈfɛɹweɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
  2. 2
    the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short wordnet
  3. 3
    Any tract of land free from obstacles.
  4. 4
    a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement wordnet
  5. 5
    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)
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  1. 6
    the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters wordnet
  2. 7
    A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.

    "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."

Etymology

From fair + way.

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