golf ball

noun

1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer

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Very next hole, one of his friends clocked him in the head with a golf ball, and Tom went down. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024 The round is about the size of a golf ball, weighs slightly less, and can travel at speeds of up to 200 mph. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 Both courses, for example, feature several elevated island greens with some fronted by aesthetically pleasing wooden railroad ties that prove to be deadly to any golf ball that dares to make contact. Carrie Coolidge, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Fun Spot America Atlanta, located in Fayetteville, Georgia, is installing Hook & Slice, a spinning ride themed to a giant golf ball. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for golf ball 

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of golf ball was in 1545

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“Golf ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20ball. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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