golf ball

noun

1. a small, white ball with a tough cover and a resilient core of rubber, used in playing golf.

2. a ball-shaped printing element on certain electric typewriters.

golf ball

noun

1. 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

2. (in some electric typewriters) a small detachable metal sphere, around the surface of which type characters are arranged

Word History and Origins

Origin of golf ball¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

So if they went to the mall, I would probably go to the driving range and hit some golf balls.

From Los Angeles Times

Protection officers were despatched to collect golf balls and private jets seemed to be hired as casually as an Uber on a night out.

From BBC

He is so good that somebody ought to check his golf balls for tiny magnets that hook up to the cups on the greens.

From Los Angeles Times

Six golf balls, a shot clock with music blaring, and a WWE-style belt for a prize.

From BBC

And when the theatrical comedy is in jeopardy, revitalizing this type of juvenility for low-brow laughs, now tempered even further to be digested between phone scrolls, feels like a golf ball to the forehead.

From Salon