noun
Meaning 1
plural of link
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
links
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /lɪŋks/
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rhymes with -ɪŋks
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homophone: lynx
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 NG K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A golf course, especially one situated on dunes by the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of link
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 4
a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: golf links
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: golf course, links course
History
Etymology
See link.
From Scots links (“sandy, rolling ground near seashore”), linkis, from Old English hlincas (“rising grounds, hills”).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: camp de golf — golf course
- Dutch: golfbaan — golf course
- French: links — golf course
- Irish: dumhach — golf course
- Māori: papa purei korowha — golf course
- Māori: papa hahaupōro — golf course
- Occitan: camp de gòlf — golf course
Real reading context