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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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Near the fourteenth hole of the course, Kim parked a golf cart and looked around. Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Vehicles were either driven into the complex, pushed from behind or towed with a golf cart. Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025 On Tuesday morning, Suarez’s brother-in-law was arrested for driving an unregistered golf cart belonging to Suarez. Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025 The basement would have golf cart and surfboard storage. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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