fairwayEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryfairway nounfair·way | \ ˈfer-ˌwā \ a navigable part of a river, bay, or harboran open path or spacethe closely mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green Definition 1 a : a navigable part of a river, bay, or harborb : an open path or space2 : the closely mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a greenExamples//Her shot landed at the left side of the fairway.First Known Use15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1afairway nounfair·way | \ ˈfer-ˌwā \ a navigable part of a river, bay, or harboran open path or spacethe closely mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green Definition 1 a : a navigable part of a river, bay, or harborb : an open path or space2 : the closely mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a greenExamples//Her shot landed at the left side of the fairway.First Known Use15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a