fairway

[ fair-wey ]

/ ˈfɛərˌweɪ /

an unobstructed passage, way, or area.

Golf.

the part of the course where the grass is cut short between the tees and the putting greens, exclusive of the rough, trees, and hazards: More important than long drives is keeping your ball on the fairway.
the mowed part of any hole between the tee and the green: The foursome is now on the tenth fairway.

Nautical.

the navigable portion of a river, harbor, or other partly enclosed body of water.
the channel customarily navigated by vessels in such a body of water.

Origin of fairway

1515–25; 1905–10 for def 2; fair¹ + way¹

In Manhattan, where I grew up, people seemed to eat a lot of takeout, or prepared foods from places like Zabars and Fairway.

Friday Forum: How often do you cook? |Megan McArdle |January 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Both initially were unpopular with neighbors, and Fairway admits on its website that opening a store there was “just plain nuts.”

Red Hook Still Crying Out for Relief in Sandy’s Wake |Allison Yarrow |November 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
At dusk he was found wandering aimlessly about on the seventeenth fairway, babbling to himself.

Fore! |Charles Emmett Van Loan
It was deep in the fairway, we had only to avoid the points.

The Voodoo Gold Trail |Walter Walden

"'Ye are to declare it,' was the parson's words," Fairway continued.

Return of the Native |Thomas Hardy
Now of this reef lying exactly in the middle of the fairway they were informed by Pammon of Skyros.

The History Of Herodotus |Herodotus
On the approach of Admiral Watson's fleet they were to be scuttled and sunk in the fairway.

In Clive's Command |Herbert Strang

fairway

/ (ˈfɛəˌweɪ) /

(on a golf course) the areas of shorter grass between the tees and greens, esp the avenue approaching a green bordered by rough

nautical