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

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Other efforts included supporting Mission Bay High’s school pantry, assisting in efforts to secure new golf carts and repeatedly stepping up anytime the school or community needed a leader, Filamor said. Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Family and friends are mourning a teenager killed in a golf cart mishap near Lake Norman on Monday. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026 The Valspar Championship had a stoppage in play on Saturday when a young girl was hit by a golf cart, and Brooks Koepka, back on the PGA Tour after defecting to LIV Golf, sprang into action. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026 From the higher speed train line’s West Palm Beach station downtown, complimentary Sprinter shuttles and golf carts will meet you for transport to the show just blocks away. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2026.

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