golf ball
Americannoun
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a small, white ball with a tough cover and a resilient core of rubber, used in playing golf.
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a ball-shaped printing element on certain electric typewriters.
noun
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a small resilient, usually white, ball of either two-piece or three-piece construction, the former consisting of a solid inner core with a thick covering of toughened material, the latter consisting of a liquid centre, rubber-wound core, and a thin layer of balata
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(in some electric typewriters) a small detachable metal sphere, around the surface of which type characters are arranged
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Etymology
Origin of golf ball
First recorded in 1535–45
Example Sentences
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You were about to be hit with a proverbial golf ball.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
About the size of a golf ball, it looked unlike any known species.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
He openly supports potential future rule changes that would rollback golf ball technology to limit players’ distance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Her bulbous abdomen had grown from the size of a golf ball to a racquetball.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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