putting green

noun

putt·​ing green ˈpə-tiŋ- 

plural putting greens

: a smooth grassy area at the end of a golf fairway containing the hole

also : a similar area (as of grass, artificial turf, or carpet) usually with many holes that is used for practice

Examples of putting green in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Additional amenities include a separate two-car garage, a whole-house generator, Crestron smart home system, Lutron lighting, solar panels, putting green, walking path around the property and well-fed sprinklers. —Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025

Security sweep on course As the Republican candidate stood on the fifth-hole putting green last September, Fercano, the Secret Service agent, was riding a golf cart in a security sweep of the sixth hole and noticed someone hiding behind a chain-link fence in the southeast corner of the course. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025

And a Portland veterans-only village offers a putting green, chicken coop and food pantry. —Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025

There are also putting greens, a wood-burning fireplace and expansive outdoor seating areas offered on the property. —Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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