putting green
Americannoun
noun
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(on a golf course) the area of closely mown grass at the end of a fairway where the hole is
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an area of smooth grass with several holes for putting games
Etymology
Origin of putting green
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The pair spent the next few years designing and building a roughly 13,500-square-foot house with a gym, pool, putting green and bowling alley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
So I honestly just went to the putting green for five minutes and simplified it.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
In the meantime, enjoy your retirement savings and travel, or stay home and turn your backyard into a putting green, if you so wish.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 12, 2025
Wong, who watched from the putting green where he had gone to hit balls to stay sharp in case of a playoff, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025
Red carnations and wrist corsages flashed as the line headed onto the practice putting green of the golf course.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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