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Meanings of tee box in English

The teeing ground is the area where play begins in a hole of golf.

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Examples for "tee"
Examples for "tee"
1
The world's elite golfers tee off later today in the British Open.
Radio NZ
2
His work with Kaymer, however, had been done on the 16th tee.
The Guardian
3
A nice late tee time tomorrow is something that what you want.
The Guardian
4
Cotton On: Buy one graphic tee, get one 50 per cent off.
News.com.au
5
That saved Pádraig Harrington who'd been due to tee-off 40 minutes later.
The Irish Times
1
They moved off presently to the next teeing ground.
The Vanished Messenger
2
Dr. Ballard sprang out, for he had recognized the figure at the first teeing ground.
Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life
Usage of tee box in English
1
Twelve is probably going to be a similar tee box every day.
The Guardian
2
Sensors in the tee box read which balls a player is using.
Wired
3
She leaned down to set her ball on the next tee box.
Table for five
4
I stand on the tee box with a very positive thought.
The Guardian
5
It is hardly surprising he prowls the tee box impatiently.
The Irish Times
6
Cameras caught a collision between the two players as Poulter walked out of a tee box.
The Guardian
7
I started shaking on the 16th tee box and then just tried to get it in, really.
The Guardian
8
Few wait until the first tee box.
The Irish Times
9
Shane Lowry was in danger of blowing a gasket as he stood on the ninth tee box.
The Irish Times
10
To shoot the breeze, hit some shots; even share a joke or two on the tee box.
The Irish Times
11
Although how they can see the greens from the tee box in pitch-black darkness is anyone's guess!
The South African
12
The eighth tee box was on a slight rise, and he had a clear view of the green.
Pandemonium
13
The heat was so fierce, in fact, that a woman fainted by the tee box at the 4th.
The Guardian
14
Lengthening a hole by pushing the tee box back can help, but also compromises a hole's original design.
Wired
15
The routinely unflappable Northern Irishman carved his drive left, clipping a tree a mere 100yds from the tee box.
The Guardian
16
This week his first step on to the tee box, his first swing of the club will do more.
The Irish Times