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golf cart

American  

noun

  • golf carts
    plural
  1. a small, battery-powered, three- or four-wheel vehicle used for transporting one or two golfers and their equipment around a golf course.

  2. caddie cart.


golf cart British  

noun

  1. a small motorized vehicle for transporting golfers and their equipment round a golf course

  2. a two-wheeled trolley with a long handle used for carrying golf clubs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of golf cart

First recorded in 1950–55

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A ceramic dog and monkey sit on a golf cart inside the Dodger Stadium landscape team’s shed on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

In one, apparently written during or after an overseas golfing trip, Harp apologizes for having sprinted after the president for lack of a golf cart.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Indio Police Department told TMZ the clothes were last seen "on a golf cart" on the festival grounds at 01:30 local time on Saturday.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

The home has an attached two-car garage, a garage for a golf cart, and a detached four-car garage with a carport.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026

I got out of the golf cart and walked over to him.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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