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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Larger groups will feel at home in The Villas, a newer addition with adjoining rooms and upgraded amenities like Bulgari bath products and a private golf cart. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026 Police with long guns walked around the school’s perimeter and armed deputies cruised the campus on golf carts. Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026 After the fishing trip, Suggs raped the woman twice, once on the golf cart and once at her home, Houston County Corporal Brandon Barnes told local ABC affiliate WDNH. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026 Her older sister had died after being struck by a golf cart in which Jennifer, then six years old, had been sitting. Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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