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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Truman Road is a main fairway in one of Kansas City’s improvement districts.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
The shot landed in the fairway and Leng wound up with a par.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Over drinks in the clubhouse or roaming the fairways, members of Congress and Truman’s close friend Leslie Biffle, among others, heard laudatory descriptions of the Dominican dictator’s achievements.
—Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 28 May 2024
The ball, meanwhile, ended up on the fairway a good distance away.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
The shot landed in the fairway and Leng wound up with a par.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
Over drinks in the clubhouse or roaming the fairways, members of Congress and Truman’s close friend Leslie Biffle, among others, heard laudatory descriptions of the Dominican dictator’s achievements.
—Aaron Coy Moulton / Made By History, TIME, 28 May 2024
The ball, meanwhile, ended up on the fairway a good distance away.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
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“Fairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairway. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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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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