putting green
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› a small area of short grass on which people can gently hit golf balls into a series of holes for entertainment or for practiceGolf
(Definition of putting green noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a hole in one idiom
- birdie noun (GOLF)
- birdie verb
- bogey noun (GOLF)
- bogey verb
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