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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Holes 2, 3 and 4 were all farmland before being transformed into fairways and greens.
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Katt Williams is heading back to the fairway—but this time, not just for laughs.
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Now, with over 2 million YouTube subscribers, DeChambeau's influence stretches far beyond fairways.
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Woods’ problem was some shots landing out of bounds, a theme that will catch golfers out this weekend across the narrow and windswept fairways.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Katt Williams is heading back to the fairway—but this time, not just for laughs.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Now, with over 2 million YouTube subscribers, DeChambeau's influence stretches far beyond fairways.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Woods’ problem was some shots landing out of bounds, a theme that will catch golfers out this weekend across the narrow and windswept fairways.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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“Fairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairway. Accessed 22 Aug. 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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