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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Photos have captured the difference in the course over the past year, where once vibrant green fairways have now become brown and patchy.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
So naturally, hitting my seventh shot from the fairway sparked a spiral.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Henley put his drive into a fairway bunker on 18 while the Irishman was safely in the short stuff in the middle of the hole.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Bellows from the galleries roll across the fairways and right up the necks of the competitors, prickling their hairs.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
So naturally, hitting my seventh shot from the fairway sparked a spiral.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Henley put his drive into a fairway bunker on 18 while the Irishman was safely in the short stuff in the middle of the hole.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Bellows from the galleries roll across the fairways and right up the necks of the competitors, prickling their hairs.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairway
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“Fairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairway. Accessed 12 Oct. 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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