FAIRWAY
Dictionary entry overview: What does fairway mean?
• FAIRWAY (noun)
The noun FAIRWAY has 3 senses:
1. the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
2. the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
3. a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
Familiarity information: FAIRWAY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FAIRWAY (noun)
Meaning:
The area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("fairway" is a kind of...):
land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))
Meronyms (parts of "fairway"):
apron ((golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green)
Holonyms ("fairway" is a part of...):
golf course; links course (course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf)
Meaning:
The usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("fairway" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
Meaning:
A tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("fairway" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
