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fareway

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈfɛɹˌweɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɛəweɪ/
  • rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ

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noun

Meaning 1

A road, route, or passage used for travelling over or through.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English farewaye, fairway, fare-waye, from Old English færweġ (“a cartroad”), from Proto-West Germanic *faraweg, *faruweg (“fareway”), equivalent to fare (“travel”) + way. Cognate with West Frisian farwei (“waterway”), Dutch vaarweg (“waterway”), Middle Low German vārwech, vaerwech (“fareway”), German Fahrweg (“fareway”).