miniature golf

noun

: a novelty golf game played with a putter on a miniature course usually having tunnels, bridges, sharp corners, and obstacles

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In Orlando, miniature golf was among the few activities available to tourists who had been locked down in their hotel rooms and rental condos with the parks closed. —

Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 The race: Arkansas House District 56 Who is running: Conway eye doctor Steve Magie, an incumbent Democrat, is defending his state House seat against conservative Republican Kim Slaughter, the owner and operator of a miniature golf course. —

USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 There was a basketball and pickleball court and a miniature golf course by the smokestack. —

Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 Among the attractions closed were Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and the resort’s miniature golf courses. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for miniature golf

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of miniature golf was in 1907

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“Miniature golf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miniature%20golf. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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