driving range

noun

, Golf.

1. a tract of land for practicing long golf shots, especially drives, with clubs and balls available for rent from the management.

Word History and Origins

Origin of driving range¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

It also reduces the energy capacity of the battery, shortening driving range as if your combustion-engine car’s gas tank got smaller in the winter.

From Popular-Science

Leave the one-piece balls to mini-golf or driving ranges, and enjoy observing the beauty of a long carry.

From Popular-Science

What the market really needs is cheaper EVs with longer driving ranges, because EVs already have better acceleration than conventional gasoline vehicles.

From Popular-Science

According to charger manufacturer ChargePoint, drivers can expect their home charger to add about 37 miles of driving range per hour it is plugged in.

From Popular-Science

Finally, the company says that the battery is designed to achieve driving ranges that could exceed those of electric vehicles with standard lithium-ion batteries by more than 80%—though this hasn’t been directly tested yet.

From MIT Technology Review

Babe Ruth, meanwhile, began knocking balls out of parks as if hitting tee shots at a driving range.

From The Daily Beast

In just the short clip I saw yesterday of Obama at the driving range, I thought: Man, he is not staying down on the ball at all.

From The Daily Beast

Keep motor temperature within "driving range" on dash heat indicator.

From Project Gutenberg