Definition of "fairway" []

• A stretch of ground free of obstacles to movement. (noun)
• Sports The part of a golf course covered with short grass and extending from the tee to the putting green. (noun)
• Nautical A navigable deep-water channel in a river or harbor or along a coastline. (noun)
• Nautical The usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Finding the middle of the fairway is important, but clearly, we have to move forward."
• "The right side of the fairway is preferred because it gives a better view of the green as it angles away to the left between bunkers."
• "The fairway is quite narrow at the landing area with a large, horizontal bunker occupying the left third of the fairway."