GOLF BALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does golf ball mean? 

• GOLF BALL (noun)
  The noun GOLF BALL has 1 sense:

1. a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance

  Familiarity information: GOLF BALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOLF BALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("golf ball" is a kind of...):

ball (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games)

golf equipment (sports equipment used in playing golf)

 Context examples 

They may occur as one large stone or as many small ones, and vary from the size of a golf ball to a grain of sand.

(Cholelith, NCI Dictionary)