golf ball
Americannoun
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a small, white ball with a tough cover and a resilient core of rubber, used in playing golf.
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a ball-shaped printing element on certain electric typewriters.
noun
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a small resilient, usually white, ball of either two-piece or three-piece construction, the former consisting of a solid inner core with a thick covering of toughened material, the latter consisting of a liquid centre, rubber-wound core, and a thin layer of balata
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(in some electric typewriters) a small detachable metal sphere, around the surface of which type characters are arranged
Etymology
Origin of golf ball
First recorded in 1535–45
Example Sentences
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After Porkchop swam off, several aquarium staffers gathered trash from the river, including roughly 20 golf balls, a Volkswagen car emblem, cut-up credit card, teal plastic line, a bottle cap.
From Los Angeles Times
Sunday's forecast features gusts around 35 mph after wobbling golf balls at 18 had Bhatia hoping for a moment for a delay to Sunday.
From Barron's
The old abandoned radar facility that looked like two giant golf balls.
From Literature
Within days, the 12-year-old was undergoing emergency neurosurgery to drain fluid from her brain caused by a growth bigger than a golf ball.
From BBC
The deposits are scattered across the seabed in the form of small rocks known as nodules, akin to black golf balls filled with cobalt, copper and manganese, as well as some rare earths.
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