Meaning of Fairway | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
2. Any tract of land free from obstacles.
3. 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)
4. A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.

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Examples

“By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay⟳ the Hispaniola right in the fairway, hardly to be missed.”

“Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir⟳ of lights going up and going down.”

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