- putting green
- put|ting green [ `pʌtıŋ ,grin ] noun counta flat area covered with short, smooth grass around a hole on a GOLF COURSEa. an area of short smooth grass used for PUTTING
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Putting green — Putt ing green (Golf) The green, or plot of smooth turf, surrounding a hole. The term putting green shall mean the ground within twenty yards of the hole, excepting hazards. Golf Rules. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
putting green — n 1.) also green one of the smooth areas of grass on a ↑golf course where you hit the ball along the ground into the hole 2.) BrE a smooth area of grass with special holes in it for playing a simple type of golf … Dictionary of contemporary English
putting green — ► NOUN ▪ a smooth area of short grass surrounding a hole on a golf course … English terms dictionary
putting green — [put′iŋ] n. Golf the area of smooth, closely mowed turf in which the hole is sunk … English World dictionary
putting green — noun an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker • Syn: ↑green, ↑putting surface • Hypernyms: ↑site, ↑land site • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
putting green — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms putting green : singular putting green plural putting greens a) a flat area covered with short, smooth grass around a hole on a golf course b) an area of short smooth grass used for putting … English dictionary
putting green — [[t]pʌ̱tɪŋ griːn[/t]] putting greens N COUNT A putting green is a very small golf course on which the grass is kept very short and on which there are no obstacles … English dictionary
putting green — /ˈpʌtɪŋ grin/ (say puting green) noun Golf 1. the area at the end of the fairway which surrounds the hole, and is marked by green, close cropped grass, suitable for putting. 2. a practice area for putting …
putting green — putt′ing green n. spo green 24) • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
putting green — noun The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier … Wiktionary