one iron
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8.2
- noun
- /wʌn ˈaɪərn/
- Specialized
:
hierro uno
- He decided to practice with his one iron to improve his long-distance accuracy.
Examples
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Using a one iron is ideal for hitting the ball low during windy conditions.
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Oh, even God can't hit a one iron.
Blog text (28) -
The golfer confidently chose his one iron for the long shot down the fairway.
Synonyms
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1.6
A long stick with a flat end used to hit a golf ball
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1.9
A long stick with a special head for hitting a golf ball
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6.3
A golf club with a long shaft and angled face for hitting long, low shots
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8.2
A long golf club with an almost straight face used to hit the ball far from the tee or fairway
A golf club with a flat face used to hit long shots
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally a numeral + noun, so a learner who knows 'one' and 'iron' can infer this is a particular type or number of iron (i.e., a specific golf club). However, the detailed sense — that a 'one iron' is the longest iron with the least loft used for long, low shots — is golf-specific and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so full comprehension requires extra domain knowledge.
Etymology
One iron comes from how golf clubs were numbered: one was the lowest number and so the longest club, and iron means the metal club type. Picture a long metal club that sends a low, far shot—so one iron means the long iron used for 'long, low shots'.