divot

A noun referring to a piece of turf or a cavity left in the ground, often caused by a golf club or an animal's hoof.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un morceau de gazon ou une petite dépression dans le sol, souvent laissée par un club de golf ou un sabot d'animal.

1. Golf divot B2 formal sport

   A small piece of turf that is dislodged by a golf club when striking the ball, leaving a depression in the ground.

   • He replaced the divot after his swing.
   • The fairway was covered with divots from the morning players.
   • A deep divot can affect the next player's shot.

   🇫🇷Motte de gazon arrachée par un club de golf

   Synonymes: clodplugsodturf

2. Turf fragment B2 formal

   A piece of earth and grass that has been dug out of a lawn or field, often by an animal's hoof or a tool.

   • The horse's hooves left small divots across the field.
   • She filled the divot in the lawn with soil and grass seed.
   • The gardener smoothed over the divots left by the rake.

   🇫🇷motte de gazon

   Synonymes: clodsodturf

• divots plural form
• divots' possessive plural form
• divot's possessive singular form