fairway

== English == === Etymology === From fair +‎ way. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹweɪ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛəweɪ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfeːwæɪ/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈfeəwæɪ/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈfiəwæɪ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfeɹwe/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɜː(ɹ)weː/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ === Noun === fairway (plural fairways) (golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short. Any tract of land free from obstacles. (military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6) (nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === draft watercraft. (JP 4-01.6) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English fairway. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fair‧way === Noun === fairway m (plural fairways, no diminutive) (golf) fairway: the area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short