golf ball
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- noun
- /ɡɔlf bɔl/
:
bola de golf
- Dimples on a golf ball actually use atmosphere to allow it to float for longer periods of time.
- golf ball striking
By the way, from where I am sitting right now, I could hit a golf ball and hit that flag building.
- By the way, from where I am sitting right now, I could hit a golf ball and hit that flag building.
- And he says my glass table in my yard broke from golf balls.
- It's this conscious subconscious again, where he knows how to drive the golf ball, you know, better than most people on the planet.
- Began where it went from hail the size of golf balls and footballs and soccer balls, then small Cadillacs.
- I cannot conceive of a visceral, intellectual and emotional joy greater than being able to hit a golf ball on the moon.
Examples
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It's the size of a golf ball.
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And we have a golf ball here, which is slightly different.
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Come hit a golf ball before you go.
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A sport in which players compete to drive a golf ball as far as they possibly can.
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You posted a video on Instagram hitting a golf ball, right?
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The two men hit golf balls off the roof, and over the cemetery, into the darkness.
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The disadvantage is that golf balls tend to roll into piles of leaves.
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He carefully lined up his shot before striking the golf ball.
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During the tournament, she had to replace her golf ball after hitting it into the water hazard.
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The golf ball soared through the air after he made solid contact with the club.
Synonyms
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A round object used in games like football or tennis
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a ball used in the game of golf' is directly and compositionally derived from 'golf' (the sport) + 'ball' (a round play object). This straightforward noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern with no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Golf ball from golf and ball simply means the small round ball made for the game of golf. Long ago, players found that bumps and scuffs helped the ball fly better, so makers put regular dimples on the surface, and that's why the golf ball is the small, hard, dimpled ball used on the course today.