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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The Panthers found their golf carts stopped on the Las Olas Bridge. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025 Golf would remain a part of the footprint, with portions of the existing course to the north of Irvine Avenue (holes 10-18) and south of Mesa Drive (holes 3-8) remaining, with a golf cart path connecting the holes, according to the environmental report. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 Driving a golf cart on this land that time forgot—where cars are banned to all but locals—feels not at all different from being chauffeured in the back for a Rolls-Royce Phantom across Hong Kong. Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 22 May 2025 Slow vehicle restrictions: The suspension and closure of businesses renting or leasing golf carts, low-speed vehicles, autocycles, motorized scooters, mopeds and motorized bicycles. Miami Herald, 21 May 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 27 Jun. 2025.

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