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golf ball

noun

1
: a small hard dimpled ball used in golf
2
: the spherical printing element of an electric typewriter or printer

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During Monday's 3rd Hour of Today, the anchor and NBC News meteorologist accidentally hit one of her cameramen with a golf ball. Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025 Misto noted that this growth was fueled by strong sales of its signature Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls and rising demand for the new Pro V1 Left Dash. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025 The fabrics utilize the same aerodynamic principles as a golf ball, whose dimpled surface causes a ball to fly further by using turbulence to reduce drag. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2025 The film, which expands on Manuel’s Silver Bear Jury Prize-winning short of the same name from the Berlin Film Festival, follows Isabel, a tee-girl at Manila’s Alabang Golf & Country Club who spends her days teeing up golf balls mere inches from swinging clubs. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for golf ball

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of golf ball was in 1545

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“Golf ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20ball. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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