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.
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Straka’s second shot found the dormant grass right of the fairway leaving a wedge shot with the treacherous bunker looming on the opposite side of the green.
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Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Her dad serves as her guide, directing her aim on the fairway and lining up putts.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The home sits on the second fairway of the club’s short course.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The fairways are as wide as players will see on the PGA Tour while the greens are huge and hard to miss.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Her dad serves as her guide, directing her aim on the fairway and lining up putts.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The home sits on the second fairway of the club’s short course.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The fairways are as wide as players will see on the PGA Tour while the greens are huge and hard to miss.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Fairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairway. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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fairway
noun
fair·way
ˈfa(ə)r-ˌwā 
ˈfe(ə)r-
: the mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green
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