golf ball

golf ball
noun
a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance
• Hypernyms: ↑ball, ↑golf equipment

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I. noun
: a tough-covered ball used in golf and made of rubber thread wound about a center
II. noun
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer

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1. a small, white ball with a tough cover and a resilient core of rubber, used in playing golf.
2. a ball-shaped printing element on certain electric typewriters.
[1535-45]

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golf ball noun
1. A small ball used in golf
2. In certain typewriters, printers, etc a small detachable metal sphere or hemisphere with the type characters moulded onto its surface
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Main Entry: ↑golf

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golf ball UK US noun [countable] [singular golf ball plural golf balls]
a small white ball used for playing golf
Thesaurus: types of bat and ball used in sports and gameshyponym golfhyponym

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n. a small hard ball used in the game of golf

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noun, pl ⋯ balls [count]
: a small ball used in the game of golf

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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