golf cart

Definition of golf cart

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

Recent Examples on the Web The group sped off in the golf cart to flee the violence, Wilkins said. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Teen shot while riding on golf cart with friends in Acres Homes," 24 June 2020 Visitors can trek around on foot, or rent a golf cart from one of the local shops to explore the island and take in the scenic views. — Molly O'brien, Travel + Leisure, "Visit One of These 8 Western U.S. Destinations for a Taste of Traveling Abroad," 13 June 2020 There are clips from a joint news conference — including neat footage of them riding together on the back of a golf cart going to and from the event — and plenty of sound bites from ’98 in which each extols the other’s virtues. — Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, "ESPN’s ‘Long Gone Summer’ illuminates McGwire-Sosa HR chase of 1998," 12 June 2020 The man slammed into Jones’ vehicle and clipped a golf cart parked on the property before peeling off. — Fox News, "Bloody corpses found on Florida beach may be linked to dramatic I-95 chase: police," 11 June 2020 The risk in golf comes with sharing equipment or being in the same golf cart together. — oregonlive, "Sports are starting to return, but how much coronavirus risk is involved in playing? A sport-by-sport look," 10 June 2020 After the march ended, a Kenton County Sheriff's golf cart drove some demonstrators back to their cars. — Cole Behrens, Cincinnati.com, "Fort Mitchell protest: More than 200 gather for George Floyd rally in Northern Kentucky," 6 June 2020 The Stewards group and USFWS staff host free golf cart tours out of the visitor center from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the first and third Thursday of every month from May through September. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Eagle trio along Mississippi River captures online attention, but they might not be viewable for much longer," 5 Mar. 2020 The golf cart trundles over a potholed path, jagged with bare pipes and winds past an eerie landscape of deserted cabins, overgrown brush and felled trees. — Emily Palmer, New York Times, "Caneel Bay: Why a Caribbean Paradise Remains in Ruins," 20 Jan. 2020

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“Golf cart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golf%20cart. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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