different between fairway vs greens

English

Etymology

fair +? way

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??we?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??we?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)we?

Noun

fairway (plural fairways)

1. (golf) The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
2. Any tract of land free from obstacles.
3. (Military) 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. (nautical) A navigable channel in a harbour, offshore etc; the usual course taken by vessels in such places.

Translations

See also

• draft
• watercraft. (JP 4-01.6)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English fairway.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fair?way

Noun

fairway m (plural fairways)

1. (golf) fairway: the area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: gr?nz, IPA^(key): /??i?nz/
• Rhymes: -i?nz

Etymology 1

From Middle English grenes, equivalent to green +? -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Gräinieten (“vegetable”), West Frisian grienten (“vegetables, greens”), Dutch groenten (“vegetables, greens”), German Low German Gröönten (“vegetables, greens”), Danish grøntsager (“vegetables”), Swedish grönsaker (“vegetables”).

Noun

greens pl (plural only)

1. Leaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
2. Green vegetables; edible plants or plant parts that contain chlorophyll.
3. Leafy plants that are used for decoration.
4. The green uniform of the United States Marine Corps.
   • 1991, The Leatherneck (volume 74)

     Some years ago, moths ruined my greens, and my son, a career Army man, sensed my loss.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

greens

1. plural of green

Etymology 2

From green (verb).

Verb

greens

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of green

References

• greens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Egners, Gerens, Senger, genres, negers, regens

Danish

Noun

greens c

1. indefinite plural of green

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

greens

1. plural of green