driving range

noun

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

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Using a heater at 20 degrees resulted in a 41% decrease in driving range and a 39% decrease in fuel economy, AAA found. Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 After trying out a deluge of school clubs — basketball, badminton, tennis, calligraphy — and failing at all of them, one day fate leads Minami to a driving range. Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025 Early reports suggest the total system output could reach up to 952 horsepower, potentially propelling the SUV from 0–62 mph in roughly three seconds and offering a total driving range above 620 miles, though these numbers are still unofficial. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025 Deer Creek opened in 2000 and once had 18 holes, a driving range and a clubhouse stretching along Highway 470, with homes built around it. Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 2 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 17 Dec. 2025.

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driving range

noun
: an area equipped for practicing golf shots

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