From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgolf ballˈgolf ball noun [countable] DSGa small hard white ball used in the game of golf
Examples from the Corpus
golf ball• But with being a keen golfer, I developed a keen eye for a golf ball and a distance.• A 3-ounce roll is the size of a golf ball.• I accept that a golf ball is inanimate.• I understand that a golf ball does not have ears or a brain or even a nervous system.• Reunion Tower, a downtown landmark, looks like a giant, electric golf ball on 50-story tee.• Theatre dressing room-style fittings with small golf ball bulbs are especially effective.• Remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball with the transmitter inside it. 