driving range

noun

: an area equipped with distance markers, clubs, balls, and tees for practicing golf shots

Examples of driving range in a Sentence

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Grill 33, the golf course cafe, will close Thursday through Sunday, and the driving range will close Saturday and Sunday. Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026 Tackling the range versus power problem Automakers are under pressure to extend driving range, and one direct way to do so is to increase the amount of active material in battery electrodes. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026 The owners plan to enhance the driving range, including adding software that shows golfers their performance stats, such as swing analysis. Gabriella Fine, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026 Once, in Australia, a helicopter dropped me off at the golf course, parking smack dab in the center of the driving range. T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for driving range

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of driving range was in 1929

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“Driving range.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/driving%20range. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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driving range

noun
: an area equipped for practicing golf shots

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