golf course
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- noun
- /ɡɔlf kɔrs/
- We are going to build a casino resort, including an 18-Hole golf course and a country club.
- golf course construction
- parks and golf courses
- municipal golf courses
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Watch on YouTubeWe go to Playa Grande, sickest golf course ever.
- We go to Playa Grande, sickest golf course ever.
- Same drive, same golf course, same guys, same conversations.
- Is that golf course development going to succeed?
- Even though I work on a golf course and could have access to free golf.
- Like I bet you I could do consulting on the golf course and people would love it.
- And that was between the golf course on top of that Cliff and the town.
- One of our clients will be selling their golf course soon.
- And praise the Lord, thank my Angel, I bought a golf course.
- And you know, they got paid piles of money to do golf courses around the world.
- And then in the early noughties, a chance encounter on a golf course.
Examples
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Sitting on the golf course in Palm Springs.
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Tony, you must live right next to the golf course.
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Oh my God, it has a little golf course right there.
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But this is a golf course.
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This is a golf course.
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This is the golf course that our resort is on.
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Same drive, same golf course, same guys, same conversations.
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All I'm trying to do is find the gentleman whom, thanks to you, I abandoned on the golf course today.
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James meets the challenge and is allowed to play on the golf course restricted to white players.
Academic text (2002) -
The hotel offers packages that include access to the stunning golf course right next to the beach.
Synonyms
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A marked area used for sports, for example golf
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5.1
A golf course on sandy land near the coast with few trees
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3.5
A grassy course on sandy seaside ground with rolling hills and few trees for playing golf
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6.5
A golf course by the sea with sandy ground, small hills, and few trees
How Big
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5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area for playing golf' is directly and compositionally derived from 'golf' (the sport) and 'course' (an area laid out for a sport). This literal, cross-linguistically common noun+noun combination follows standard English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The term golf course comes from the idea of a course as a path or route to follow while playing golf. Imagine walking from one hole to the next across a large field, and you can see why golf course means 'an area of land' for playing golf.