golf cart

noun

1
: a small cart for wheeling a golf bag around a golf course
2
: a motorized cart for carrying golfers and their equipment over a golf course

called also golf car

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Charleston County Coroner, Bobbi Jo O'Neal, previously told PEOPLE in a statement that Miller, who was a passenger in the golf cart, died on the scene from blunt force injuries sustained in the accident. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 She was additionally accused of billing the foundation for a rose-gold golf cart delivered to her Weston home in September 2023. Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 Pope Leo greeted Lebanon’s youth from a golf cart rather than the bullet-proof popemobile. Lynn Zovighian, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025 Grab a golf cart and hit the road to explore beyond tiny San Pedro's three main streets, heading for the island's untamed, undeveloped beaches. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for golf cart

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of golf cart was in 1899

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“Golf cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20cart. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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