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turf

DEFINITIONS OF: turf

1

n the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

Type of:
city district
a district of a town or city

n range of jurisdiction or influence

“a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system”
Type of:
jurisdiction
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

n surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

Synonyms:
greensward, sod, sward
Types:
divot
a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
Type of:
ground, land, soil
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

v cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

Type of:
cover
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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