fairway

noun

fair·​way ˈfer-ˌwā 

1

a

: a navigable part of a river, bay, or harbor

b

: an open path or space

2

: the closely mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green

Examples of fairway in a Sentence

Her shot landed at the left side of the fairway.

Recent Examples on the Web

Framed by the island’s raw, open landscape, the course offers wide fairways and a pace of play that favors focus, flow, and fluency with the terrain. —Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Betting on golf continues to be most popular with fans firing for more fairways and green when watching, wagering and live betting on their favorite players and events. —Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Thomas, who played with Hoge in that 2023 round, clinically hit fairways and greens Friday to avoid the mistakes that cost him dearly Thursday. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025

Golf has many aspects to scoring, like driving the golf ball, hitting irons from the fairway, chipping around the green and putting. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for fairway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

fairway

noun

fair·​way ˈfa(ə)r-ˌwā 

ˈfe(ə)r-

: the mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green