fareway

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹˌweɪ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛəweɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)weɪ

Noun

fareway (plural fareways)

1. A road, route, or passage used for travelling over or through.
   • 1907, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem, page 172:

     From Troy there's a fareway by sea direct
     Across to the glorious ancient Athens; […]

   • 2011, House Ascendant, page 362:

     He spoke of his several forefathers' experience at expanding the Far Fleets, which rendered safe all fareways running between the Attican Peninsula and all southerly depots that had been mentioned.

   • 2022, The Spirit of the Vikings, page 6:

     The others parted their ships asunder, and made a fareway between the ships.

See also

• passageway
• roadway
• seaway