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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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 First responders were dispatched to Glenn Flint Lake in Putman County on Sunday, Jan. 26, for a report of a golf cart breaking through the ice, according to an Indiana Department of Natural Resources news release. Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025 Here’s current coach Ryan Day and company on a golf cart after Monday’s national title win: Everyone was OK, thankfully. Chris Branch, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Call them golf carts, or electric buggies, but Yo-Go calls them Neighbourhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs). Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 21 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 4 Feb. 2025.

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