golf

Definitions of golf
  1. noun
    one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
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    branding, grondzee
    waves breaking on the shore
    zog
    the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
    lattenbodem, repel, rimpel, rimpeling
    a small wave on the surface of a liquid
    deining, golfslag, rolling
    the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
    opstijging
    a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
    aardbevingsgolf, vloedgolf
    a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
    aardbevingsgolf, vloedgolf
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    aardbevingsgolf, vloedgolf
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    schuimkop
    a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
    springvloed, vloedgolf
    a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
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    beweging
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  2. noun
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    synonyms: band, frequentieband
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    geluidsgolf
    (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
    schokgolf
    a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
    pols, polsslag
    (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
    flutter
    the motion made by flapping up and down
    repel, rimpel, rimpeling
    (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
    galm
    a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
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    beweging
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
  3. noun
    a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
    synonyms: golfspel
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    midgetgolf, minigolf
    a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles
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    veldspel
    an athletic game that is played outdoors
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