miniature golf

noun

: a novelty golf game played with a putter on a miniature course usually having tunnels, bridges, sharp corners, and obstacles

Examples of miniature golf in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For decades, visitors enjoyed dining and drinking at Queens Landing’s restaurant and bar, riding its bumper cars and playing tennis and miniature golf. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024 Explore Bald Head Island 05 of 18 Oak Island This family-friendly island near Wilmington has 10 miles of south-facing beaches, not to mention a fishing pier and nostalgic pleasures that include ice cream and miniature golf. Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024 Weeds sprouted in the Queens Landing parking lot, and displays on the miniature golf course fell into disrepair as the property changed owners in recent years. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024 Snow Mountain Ranch, about a 20-minute drive away, has one of the only summertime tubing hills in the United States, as well as miniature golf, archery, and a climbing wall to keep everyone busy. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024 Urban Putt, a creation of entrepreneur Steve Fox, who has crafted and launched multiple similar miniature golf venues with local themes, is preparing what would be his grandest and most ambitious effort, a celebration of San Jose and Silicon Valley’s past, present and future. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 Urban Putt will offer much more than its core components of miniature golf. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024 Certainly, Cadillac’s 390 ci V-8 engine—mated to an automatic transmission—makes the swanky two-door Coupe De Ville a long-legged cruiser that will gracefully comport the thirsty 19-foot-long monster to the local Dairy Queen, miniature golf course, or even the most opulent museum gala. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 May 2023 Less pricey – and certainly less dressy – but just as high quality is Base Camp Pizza, in the middle of Heavenly Village, bordered by the miniature golf course, a movie theater and the ubiquitous Starbucks. Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of miniature golf was in 1907

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“Miniature golf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miniature%20golf. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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