fairwayEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishfairway /ˈfɛːweɪ / ▸ noun 1 the part of a golf course between a tee and the corresponding green, where the grass is kept short: keep the ball on the fairways [mass noun] a stretch of fairway. 2 a navigable channel in a river or harbour: the removal of pile and swing moorings to ease the congested fairway. ▪ a regular course or track followed by ships: bonfires will be lit along one of the old sea fairways.