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

Examples of golf cart in a Sentence

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Charlie Wedemeyer’s Los Gatos team won a section championship under his leadership in 1985, with Wedemeyer calling plays from a golf cart and Lucy helping to communicate with the players. Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 Roll up in your six-seat golf cart, light up a stogie with the crew and order a filet mignon. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025 Those looking to explore with a bit more freedom can rent Jeeps, vans, and even all-terrain golf carts at Jerry's Jeep Rental. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025 The batteries power most plug-in hybrid cars and electric vehicles, and are used in golf carts, e-bikes, laptops, cellphones and wireless earbuds. David Douglas, NBC News, 27 Jan. 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 15 Feb. 2025.

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