1
a
: a navigable part of a river, bay, or harbor
b
: an open path or space
2
: the closely mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green
Examples of fairway in a Sentence
Her shot landed at the left side of the fairway.
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The momentum swung again on the next hole when Griffin saved par from behind a tree in the fairway and Schmid curiously aimed away from the hole with his ball plugged in a bunker, ended up in the rough and made bogey.
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CBS News, 25 May 2025
From 150 to 175 yards out, from the fairway, the field averaged about 31 feet from the hole for the week.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 May 2025
During the second round of the 2025 PGA Championship, Lowry went berserk, wreaking havoc on the 8th fairway at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Rory McIlroy had another tough day off the tee, and perhaps one reason for hitting only 10 of 28 fairways over two rounds came from news that developed late in the afternoon.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
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CBS News, 25 May 2025
From 150 to 175 yards out, from the fairway, the field averaged about 31 feet from the hole for the week.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 May 2025
During the second round of the 2025 PGA Championship, Lowry went berserk, wreaking havoc on the 8th fairway at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
Rory McIlroy had another tough day off the tee, and perhaps one reason for hitting only 10 of 28 fairways over two rounds came from news that developed late in the afternoon.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fairway
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“Fairway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairway. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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fairway
noun
fair·way
ˈfa(ə)r-ˌwā 
ˈfe(ə)r-
: the mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green
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