fairway

/'feəwei/

Thân thiện

The golfer hits the ball down the fairway.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A navigable channel in a river, harbor, or coastal area: A clear, safe passage for ships and boats, often marked to avoid hazards.
   • The mown part of a golf hole between the tee and the putting green: The area of short grass on a golf course where players aim to land their ball after the first shot from the tee.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Nautical):

  • The captain carefully steered the ship through the narrow fairway.
  • Dredging was necessary to maintain a deep fairway for large vessels.

• Noun (Golf):

  • Her drive landed perfectly in the middle of the fairway.
  • The fairway on this hole is very narrow, making it a challenging shot.

Advanced Usage

• "To hit the fairway" (Golf): To successfully land one's tee shot on the mown grass area.

  • To score well on this course, you must consistently hit the fairway.

• "Fairway bunker" (Golf): A sand trap located on or alongside the fairway.

  • His ball rolled into a fairway bunker, forcing a difficult recovery shot.

Variants and Related Words

• Fairway wood (n): A type of golf club designed for long shots from the fairway.
  • He used a 3-wood, a fairway wood, for his second shot.

Synonyms

• Channel (Nautical): A navigable passage.
• Alley (Golf, informal): The playing area between tee and green.

Related Phrases

• "In the fairway" (Golf): Describing a ball that is on the short grass.
  • With his ball safely in the fairway, he had a clear shot to the green.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
2. the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
3. the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short