fairway

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fair=way

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.

THESAURUS

fairway

Astroturf, airstrip, approaches, apron, archery ground, artificial turf, athletic field, badminton court, baseball field, basketball court, billiard parlor, bowling alley, bowling green, channel, clearway, common, course, court, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, field, flight deck, football field, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, grassplot, green, greenyard, gridiron, grounds, gym, gymnasium, ice rink, infield, landing deck, landing strip, lawn, links, outfield, oval, park, playground, playing field, playroom, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, putting green, racecourse, racket court, rink, road, runway, sea lane, seaway, ship route, skating rink, soccer field, squash court, steamer track, stretch, strip, tennis court, track, turf, village green, waterway

ROGET THESAURUS

fairway

Navigation

N navigation, aquatics, boating, yachting, ship, oar, paddle, screw, sail, canvas, aileron, natation, swimming, fin, flipper, fish's tail, aerostation, aerostatics, aeronautics, balloonery, balloon, ballooning, aviation, airmanship, flying, flight, volitation, wing, pinion, rocketry, space travel, astronautics, orbital mechanics, orbiting, voyage, sail, cruise, passage, circumnavigation, periplus, headway, sternway, leeway, fairway, mariner, flight, trip, shuttle, run, airlift, sailing, volant, aerostatic, seafaring, nautical, maritime, naval, seagoing, coasting, afloat, navigable, aerial, aeronautic, grallatory, under way, under sail, under canvas, under steam, on the wing, in flight, in orbit, bon voyage, spread the thin oar and catch the driving gale.