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fairway
CIDE DICTIONARY
fairway, n.
- The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels. Totten.
- That part of a golf course between the tee and the green which is of closely mowed grass, as contrasted to the
rough . [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fairway, n.
1 a navigable channel; a regular course or track of a ship.
2 the part of a golf-course between a tee and its green, kept free of rough grass.
1 a navigable channel; a regular course or track of a ship.
2 the part of a golf-course between a tee and its green, kept free of rough grass.
THESAURUS
fairway
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fairway
Navigation
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