fairway
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- noun
- /ˈfɛrˌweɪ/
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calle (golf)
- The golfer easily reached the green after hitting the ball down the fairway.
- fairways and greens
So it was, I mean it was right down the fairway, middle of the fairway.
- So it was, I mean it was right down the fairway, middle of the fairway.
- I'll just go out and hit my ball out of the fairway.
- And crypto, I have like a very middle of the fairway take.
- So RFK junior plays that, you know, very, you know, center of the fairway game on the topic of climate.
Examples
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My ball trickled down the fairway and rolled into the water.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'll just putt the ball down the fairway, then.
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So it was, I mean it was right down the fairway, middle of the fairway.
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Cut across the fourth fairway!
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We walked together down the fairway until we reached his ball.
Fiction book (2002) -
You must have played the wrong ball somewhere on the 18th fairway.
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The ocean is to the right of the fairway, and dense woods are all along the left.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is the 18th fairway, and I'm right on the green.
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We move ahead now to Lee Trevino on the fairway at the seventh.
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Duncan Spriggs unleashes a monstrous drive, right down the centre of the fairway.
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- Specialized
A grass from Europe and Asia grown on dry plains to feed animals and stop soil washing away
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Etymology
Fairway comes from the simple idea of fair 'clear' and way 'path', first meaning a safe, open route for ships and later the short-grass path on a golf hole. So a fairway today is a clear, obstacle-free path you want your ball or boat to stay on.