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

Leading financial experts will help investors keep their portfolios out of the rough while many in both camps will also find time keep tabs on the PGA Tour’s finest risk/reward approach to navigating mettle-testing fairways and greens. —Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole. —Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025

During his four-year interregnum at Mar-a-Lago, Trump gazed down the fairways and concluded that Joe Biden was too diminished to win again. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025

Play it safe, punch it back into the fairway, take your bogey and move on. —Alec Lewis, New York Times, 25 Apr. 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