fairway

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfɛːweɪ/

noun

  • 1the 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
  • 2a 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