fairway

noun

1. The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
2. Any tract of land free from obstacles.
3. A channel either from offshore, in a river, or in a harbor that has enough depth to accommodate the draft of large vessels. (JP 4-01.6)
4. A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.

   “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.”

   “Lights of ships moved in the fairway—a great stir of lights going up and going down.”

   “This gives clearance for shipping of 95 ft. between high water and the underneath side of the roadway when raised. A clear fairway of 95 ft. width also is provided.”