links

n.pl.
1 (treated as sing. or pl.) a golf-course, esp. one having undulating ground, coarse grass, etc.
2 Sc. dial. level or undulating sandy ground near a seashore, with turf and coarse grass.
Etymology: pl. of link 'rising ground' f. OE hlinc

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plural of link

present third singular of link

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/lingks/, n. (used with a pl. v.)

See golf course.

[bef. 1100; ME lynkys slopes, OE hlincas, pl. of hlinc rising ground, equiv. to hlin(ian) to LEAN¹, bend (akin to Gk klínein to cause to slope) + -k suffix]

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links UK [lɪŋks] US noun [countable] [singular links plural links]

a golf course by the sea

Thesaurus: golf_hyponym sports events and competitions_hyponym

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links «lihngks», noun (plural).

1. = golf course. (Cf. ↑golf course)

2. Scottish. a) comparatively level or gently rolling sandy ground near the seashore, covered with turf or coarse grass. b) the windings of a stream. c) the ground lying along such windings.

╂[Old English hlinc rising ground]

Usage Links is used as either singular or plural: »

Do you know of a links where we can play tomorrow? The Sunnyview Links are always crowded.

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[lingks]

plural n. also golf links [treated as sing. or pl.] a golf course

Origin:

Old English hlinc ‘rising ground’, perhaps related to lean I

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/ˈlıŋks/ noun, pl links [count]

: a golf course

On Saturday morning, he's always out on the links.

especially : a golf course that is next to the ocean

a seaside links

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links [lɪŋks] [lɪŋks] noun

= ↑golf links

 

Word Origin:

[links] Old English hlinc ‘rising ground’, perhaps related to ↑lean (verb).