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Meaning of Fairway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɛɹweɪ

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.

Equivalents

Català carrer
Deutsch Fairway
Español calle canalizo
Suomi väylä
Gaeilge bánóg
ქართული ფარვატერი
한국어 뱃길
Nederlands fairway vaargeul
Polski droga wodna
Português corredor
Русский фарватер
Svenska farled

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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