a hole in one
Definition
› in golf, an occasion when someone's ball goes into the hole the first time they hit itGolf
(Definition of a hole in one from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- birdie noun (GOLF)
- birdie verb
- bogey noun (GOLF)
- bogey verb
- dogleg noun
- drive noun (POWER)
- fairway noun
- golf course noun
- golf noun
- hole noun (SPACE)
- hook noun (HIT)
- match play noun
- par noun (STANDARD)
- putt noun
- putt verb
- rough noun (IN GOLF)
- round noun (COMPETITION PART)
- tee (sth) up phrasal verb
- tee noun
- tee off phrasal verb
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