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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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In a statement, the Indio Police Department said the clothes and jewellery were last seen "on a golf cart" on the festival grounds at 01:30 local time on Saturday.

From BBC Jun. 26, 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

The only vehicle he should be allowed to operate is a golf cart in the confines of a golf course.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2026

He dashed out of the administrative building and jumped into a golf cart, racing across the school’s sprawling campus to the location identified in the alert, the “E” girls’ bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

He helps Nurse Harris load Michael into the golf cart and presses an ice pack to his face.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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