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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A week later, the 20-year-old was left blinded in one eye after being struck in the face by a golf ball. Ben Church, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 The tumor was bigger than a golf ball and located at the back of her brain. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 29 Oct. 2024 And the walls on either side of me looked like golf balls, all these divots carved by the wave action and melting. Jill Heinerth, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Coors Field will swap baseballs for golf balls next month when a 9-hole course takes over the stadium. Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 18 Sep. 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 Nov. 2024.

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