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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Michigan has many miniature golf courses with cool designs and spectacular views. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2024 There are classic attractions abound, like a Tilt-A-Whirl, carousel, and miniature golf. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024 Visitors may enjoy the river on an inner tube or paddle boat, hike 16 miles of scenic trails, fish, play miniature golf, camp and more. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 25 June 2024 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 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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