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putting surface

putting surface

1 5.2
An area of closely cut grass around a golf hole where players hit the ball toward the hole
  • noun
translation icon : zona de putting
  • His shot from the sand landed about a foot on the putting surface and rolled into the hole.
  • green putting surface
  • a fast putting surface
  • a player reaches the putting surface

Examples

  • The maximum distance possible was 61 cm due to the limitations of the indoor putting surface.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The faster the putting surface, the more break you have to allow for.

  • Focus on the break, slope, and speed of the putting surface.

Synonyms

green
vsputting surface
  • Jargon
87 2.8

An area of short grass on a golf course around the hole

is defined as the specific area used for short strokes near the hole
putting green
vsputting surface
3 3.4

An area of very short grass around a golf hole where players putt

is the same area but defined by use for short strokes near the hole

Surface Forms

putting surface singular
putting surfaces plural

Morphology

putting + surface

The meaning 'the area of closely mown grass where putting takes place' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'putting' (the act/skill of putting a golf ball) with 'surface' (the exposed top layer), i.e. the surface used for putting. This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase following common English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Putting surface combines putting (the gentle hit golfers make to roll the ball) and surface (the ground) to create the image of the smooth, short grass around the hole. So it means the area of short grass where you 'putt', and this ground affects how the ball rolls.