das Fahrwasser
Translation
fairway, navigable channel, wake, slipstream
Examples
Das Schiff bleibt im tiefen Fahrwasser.
The ship stays in the deep fairway.
Er bewegt sich im Fahrwasser seines Vaters.
He is moving in his father's wake.
Grammar Patterns
to stay in the fairway to stay in the fairway The ship must stay in the fairway.
in the wake ((of sb./sth.)) in the wake of sb./sth. He sails in the wake of his successful brother.
Similar Words
die Fahrrinne, der Schifffahrtsweg; (figurative) das Kielwasser, der Einfluss
Etymology
Composed of 'Fahr-' (from 'fahren', to travel) and 'Wasser' (water). Literally 'travel water', meaning a navigable channel.
Memory Tips
Picture the 'water' (Wasser) where a ship can 'travel' (fahren). The figurative sense means to follow in that same path or 'wake'.