Fairway

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 tee and the
        green which is of closely mowed grass, as contrasted to
        the {rough}.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fairway
       n 1: the area between the tee and putting green where the grass
            is cut short
       2: the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or costal
          waters
       3: a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  70 Moby Thesaurus words for "fairway":
     Astroturf, airstrip, approaches, apron, archery ground,
     artificial turf, athletic field, badminton court, baseball field,
     basketball court, billiard parlor, bowling alley, bowling green,
     channel, clearway, common, course, court, cricket ground,
     croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, field, flight deck,
     football field, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, grassplot,
     green, greenyard, gridiron, grounds, gym, gymnasium, ice rink,
     infield, landing deck, landing strip, lawn, links, outfield, oval,
     park, playground, playing field, playroom, polo ground, pool hall,
     poolroom, putting green, racecourse, racket court, rink, road,
     runway, sea lane, seaway, ship route, skating rink, soccer field,
     squash court, steamer track, stretch, strip, tennis court, track,
     turf, village green, waterway
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Fairway, KS (city, FIPS 22700)
    Location: 39.02525 N, 94.62870 W
    Population (1990): 4173 (1863 housing units)
    Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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 code:            22700
     Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
     Location:             39.023988 N, 94.629213 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Fairway, KS
      Fairway