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Fairway

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fairway
1. (on a golf course) the areas of shorter grass between the tees and greens, esp the avenue approaching a green bordered by rough
2. Nautical
a. the navigable part of a river, harbour, etc.
b. the customary course followed by vessels
fairway [′fer‚wā]
(navigation)
Open water of sufficient depth for navigation; a marine thoroughfare.
Fairway 

a channel for vessels that, by virtue of sufficient depth and lack of obstacles, allows safe navigation across some expanse of water, such as a river, lake, sea, strait, or fjord. Fairways are marked by navigation aids, for example, buoys and leading marks.
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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.
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They stood in the fairway of passengers, and their faces were extremely grave.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
What d'ye mean, you yellow-faced heathen, lying here in a fairway without a horn a-going?
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