"fareway" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛɹˌweɪ/ [General-American], /ˈfɛəweɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: fareways [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ Etymology: From Middle English farewaye, fairway, fare-waye, from Old English færweġ (“a cartroad”), from Proto-West Germanic *faraweg, *faruweg (“fareway”), equivalent to fare (“travel”) + way. Cognate with West Frisian farwei (“waterway”), Dutch vaarweg (“waterway”), Middle Low German vārwech, vaerwech (“fareway”), German Fahrweg (“fareway”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|farewaye}} Middle English farewaye, {{m|en|fairway}} fairway, {{m|enm|fare-waye}} fare-waye, {{inh|en|ang|færweġ|t=a cartroad}} Old English færweġ (“a cartroad”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*faraweg}} Proto-West Germanic *faraweg, {{m|gmw-pro|*faruweg|t=fareway}} *faruweg (“fareway”), {{com|en|fare|way|t1=travel}} fare (“travel”) + way, {{cog|fy|farwei|t=waterway}} West Frisian farwei (“waterway”), {{cog|nl|vaarweg|t=waterway}} Dutch vaarweg (“waterway”), {{cog|gml|vārwech}} Middle Low German vārwech, {{m|gml|vaerwech|t=fareway}} vaerwech (“fareway”), {{cog|de|Fahrweg|t=fareway}} German Fahrweg (“fareway”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fareway (plural fareways)
  1. A road, route, or passage used for travelling over or through. Related terms: passageway, roadway, seaway
    Sense id: en-fareway-en-noun-EoMEG5uy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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