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hole-in-one

hole-in-one

3 2.7
A golf shot that puts the ball in the hole from the tee in one hit
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊl ɪn wʌn/
translation icon : hoyo en uno
  • After hitting a perfect shot from the tee, James celebrated his first-ever hole-in-one.
  • hit a hole-in-one
  • made a hole-in-one
  • scored a hole-in-one

Examples

  • During the tournament, she achieved a stunning hole-in-one on the par-three fifth hole.

  • "I would have had a hole-in-one if it hadn't been for a bad lie."

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  • The most amazing thing is that this was Heald's second hole-in-one of the week.

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  • That hole-in-one on the 17th, doggone impressive on Saturday.

    Civil Brand (2003)

  • It's like a golfer being mistaken about hitting a hole-in-one.

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  • A Dengaku Hole-in-One!

    The Phone Book (2008)

  • Climate change is just one of the areas that governments fear the public might start to understand and possibly act on when they get that understanding. Public understanding of science is woefully low. All power to the add your voice and contribute to this existing news event, followed by a space, then add your contribution (text of Greg Norman hitting a hole-in-one in Sydney, Australia).

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  • Ellen Carleton, of Londonderry, Vt., and a member of Tater Hill Golf Club, made a hole-in-one from the gold tee of the sixth hole at Okemo Valley Golf Club.

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  • He was ecstatic after making a hole-in-one during his round of golf yesterday.

Synonyms

hole in one
vshole-in-one
9 3.3

A golf shot that gets the ball into the hole with one hit

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen
to ace
vshole-in-one
3 4.9

To score a point with one action in sports like tennis

applies only to one golf stroke from the tee landing in the hole

How Good

hole-in-one
3 2.7
eagle
  • Jargon
6 7.5
birdie
  • Jargon
13 6.0
par
  • Jargon
63 5.0
bogey
  • Jargon
11 7.0

Surface Forms

hole-in-one singular
hole-in-ones plural

Morphology

hole-in-one = hole + one (semi-transparent) = in + hole + one

The phrase clearly suggests getting something into a hole in one attempt, but the exact meaning as a fixed golf term is somewhat specialized. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Hole-in-one is a very literal golf phrase: it combines hole, meaning the golf hole, and one ('a single') to show the ball went into the hole in just 'one' shot. So, a hole-in-one means hitting the ball from the tee into the hole with a single shot.