"fairway" meaning in English

See fairway in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛɹweɪ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛəweɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: fairways [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ Etymology: From fair + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fair|way}} fair + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} fairway (plural fairways)
  1. (golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short. Categories (topical): Golf Translations ((golf) the area between the tee and the green): carrer [masculine] (Catalan), fairway [common-gender] (Danish), fairway [masculine] (Dutch), väylä (Finnish), parcours libre entre tee et green (French), Fairway [neuter] (German), bánóg [feminine] (Irish), raorao (Maori), corredor (Portuguese), calle [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fairway-en-noun-eglsgzMj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 42 15 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 34 24 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 37 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 32 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 39 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 37 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 34 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 37 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 34 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 34 35 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 33 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 39 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 37 22 7 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of '(golf) the area between the tee and the green': 88 6 5 1
  2. Any tract of land free from obstacles. Translations (any tract of land free from obstacles): väylä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fairway-en-noun-tkjMfD1R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 42 15 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 34 24 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 37 23 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 44 18 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 32 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 39 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 37 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 34 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 37 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 34 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 34 35 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 33 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 40 22 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 39 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 37 22 7 Disambiguation of 'any tract of land free from obstacles': 2 93 4 1
  3. (military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6) Categories (topical): Military Translations ((military) a channel in a river): sejlløb [neuter] (Danish), väylä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fairway-en-noun-r0pHNmKi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 42 15 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 34 24 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 37 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 32 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 39 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 32 37 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 34 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 32 37 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 34 36 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 36 23 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 34 35 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 33 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 39 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 37 22 7 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of '(military) a channel in a river': 0 0 67 33
  4. (nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations ((nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour): талвег (talveg) [masculine] (Bulgarian), фарва́тер (farváter) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sejlløb [neuter] (Danish), vaargeul [common-gender] (Dutch), väylä (Finnish), ფარვატერი (parvaṭeri) (Georgian), נְתִיב שַׁיִט (netiv shayit) [masculine] (Hebrew), farvann [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), фарва́тер (farvátɛr) [masculine] (Russian), canalizo [masculine] (Spanish), farled [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fairway-en-noun-LILgTJSO Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 33 34 21 12 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of '(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour': 3 2 20 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: draft, watercraft (alt: JP 4-01.6)

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fair",
        "3": "way"
      },
      "expansion": "fair + way",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fair + way.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fairways",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fairway (plural fairways)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "draft"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "JP 4-01.6",
      "word": "watercraft"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Golf",
          "orig": "en:Golf",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 42 15 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 34 24 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 23 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 32 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 39 25 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 37 22 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 21 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 37 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hebrew translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Maori translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 35 22 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 33 24 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 39 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 37 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short."
      ],
      "id": "en-fairway-en-noun-eglsgzMj",
      "links": [
        [
          "golf",
          "golf"
        ],
        [
          "tee",
          "tee"
        ],
        [
          "green",
          "green"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "golf",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "carrer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "fairway"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fairway"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "word": "väylä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "word": "parcours libre entre tee et green"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Fairway"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bánóg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "word": "raorao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "word": "corredor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 6 5 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "calle"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "37 42 15 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 34 24 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 23 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 44 18 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 32 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 39 25 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 37 22 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 21 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 37 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hebrew translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Maori translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 35 22 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 33 24 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 40 22 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 39 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 37 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any tract of land free from obstacles."
      ],
      "id": "en-fairway-en-noun-tkjMfD1R",
      "links": [
        [
          "tract",
          "tract"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 4 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "any tract of land free from obstacles",
          "word": "väylä"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "en:Military",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 42 15 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 34 24 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 37 23 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 32 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 39 25 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 37 22 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 21 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 37 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 36 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Hebrew translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 36 23 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Maori translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 35 22 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 33 24 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 39 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 37 22 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)"
      ],
      "id": "en-fairway-en-noun-r0pHNmKi",
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "offshore",
          "offshore"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "harbor",
          "harbor"
        ],
        [
          "depth",
          "depth"
        ],
        [
          "draft",
          "draft"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 67 33",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "(military) a channel in a river",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sejlløb"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 67 33",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(military) a channel in a river",
          "word": "väylä"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "en:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 34 21 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:",
          "text": "By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay the Hispaniola right in the fairway, hardly to be missed.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I:",
          "text": "Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places."
      ],
      "id": "en-fairway-en-noun-LILgTJSO",
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "navigable",
          "navigable"
        ],
        [
          "channel",
          "channel"
        ],
        [
          "harbour",
          "harbour"
        ],
        [
          "offshore",
          "offshore"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "talveg",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "талвег"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "farváter",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фарва́тер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "sejlløb"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "vaargeul"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "word": "väylä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "parvaṭeri",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "word": "ფარვატერი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "netiv shayit",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "נְתִיב שַׁיִט"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "farvann"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "farvátɛr",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "фарва́тер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "canalizo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 20 75",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "farled"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛɹweɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛəweɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)weɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fairway"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjective-noun compound nouns",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)weɪ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)weɪ/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fair",
        "3": "way"
      },
      "expansion": "fair + way",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From fair + way.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fairways",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fairway (plural fairways)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "draft"
    },
    {
      "alt": "JP 4-01.6",
      "word": "watercraft"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Golf"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "golf",
          "golf"
        ],
        [
          "tee",
          "tee"
        ],
        [
          "green",
          "green"
        ],
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "golf",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any tract of land free from obstacles."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tract",
          "tract"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "offshore",
          "offshore"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "harbor",
          "harbor"
        ],
        [
          "depth",
          "depth"
        ],
        [
          "draft",
          "draft"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:",
          "text": "By good fortune, paddle as I pleased, the tide was still sweeping me down; and there lay the Hispaniola right in the fairway, hardly to be missed.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I:",
          "text": "Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "navigable",
          "navigable"
        ],
        [
          "channel",
          "channel"
        ],
        [
          "harbour",
          "harbour"
        ],
        [
          "offshore",
          "offshore"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛɹweɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɛəweɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)weɪ"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fairway"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fairway"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "word": "väylä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "word": "parcours libre entre tee et green"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Fairway"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bánóg"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "word": "raorao"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "word": "corredor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(golf) the area between the tee and the green",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any tract of land free from obstacles",
      "word": "väylä"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(military) a channel in a river",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sejlløb"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(military) a channel in a river",
      "word": "väylä"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "talveg",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "талвег"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "farváter",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фарва́тер"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sejlløb"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vaargeul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "word": "väylä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "parvaṭeri",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "word": "ფარვატერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "netiv shayit",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "נְתִיב שַׁיִט"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "farvann"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "farvátɛr",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фарва́тер"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "canalizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(nautical) a navigable channel in a harbour",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "farled"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fairway"
}

Download raw JSONL data for fairway meaning in English (6.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (65a6e81 and 0dbea76). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.