fairway

fairway
A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. See also draft; watercraft.

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  • fairway — [ fɛrwɛ ] n. m. • 1933; mot angl., de fair « bon » et way « chemin » ♦ Anglic. golf Partie du parcours où l herbe est entretenue. Des fairways. ● fairway, fairways nom masculin (anglais fairway, chenal, de fair, bon, et way, chemin) Partie tondue …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fairway — Fairway, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 3952 Housing Units (2000): 1842 Land area (2000): 1.139292 sq. miles (2.950753 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.139292 sq. miles (2.950753 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fairway, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 3952 Housing Units (2000): 1842 Land area (2000): 1.139292 sq. miles (2.950753 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.139292 sq. miles (2.950753 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Fairway — Fair way , n. 1. The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of vessels. Totten. 2. (golf) That part of a golf course between …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fairway — Fairway, eine der Diomedesinseln (s.d. 2), in der Behringsstraße …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • fairway — FÉRUEI/ s. n. parte, cu iarbă bine tunsă, care înconjură obstacolele (orificiile) la jocul de golf. (< engl. faieway) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • fairway — 1580s, navigational channel of a river, from FAIR (Cf. fair) + WAY (Cf. way). Golfing sense is from 1910 …   Etymology dictionary

  • fairway — ► NOUN 1) the part of a golf course between a tee and a green. 2) a navigable channel in a river or harbour …   English terms dictionary

  • fairway — [fer′wā΄] n. 1. a navigable channel in a river, harbor, etc.; often, specif., the middle of such a channel 2. the mowed part of a golf course between a tee and a green …   English World dictionary

  • Fairway — Der Begriff Fairway bezeichnet einen bestimmten Teil einer Spielbahn im Golfsport, siehe Golfplatz#Fairway die für Schiffe navigierbare Spur in einem Hafen oder Kanal, siehe Nautik den Titel einer Fachzeitschrift aus dem Schifffahrtsbereich,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fairway — Terrain de golf Schéma d un parcours de golf. (1) le green ; (2) la coupe ; (3) drapeau ou pin ; (4) la trappe de sable ou bunker ; (5) herbe longue ou rough ; (6) lac ; (7) rivière ; (8) tertre de départ ou tee …   Wikipédia en Français

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