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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An adult also could travel with one during a business trip or miniature golf courses might reduce their inventory of flat sticks. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025 As for amenities, Discovery Princess has four pools (Alaskan weather didn’t tempt me in, even in summer, though the kids on board were not deterred), 10 hot tubs, a very small miniature golf course, and a track. Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025 Gone are the decades-old bumper-cars area and miniature golf course. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2025 Large ornaments on the Queens Landing miniature golf course lay toppled over. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025 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 10 Feb. 2025.

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