golf ball

noun

1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer

Examples of golf ball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hail up to golf ball size fell in parts of Tarrant and Dallas counties Tuesday morning. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024 Residents in a small city in northeastern Colorado were cleaning up Tuesday after hail the size of baseballs and golf balls pounded the community, with heavy construction equipment and snow shovels being used to clear ice that piled up knee-deep the night before. Colleen Slevin, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for golf ball 

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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 1 Jun. 2024.

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