1
: the letter t
2
: something shaped like a capital T
3
informal
: t-shirt
wearing a cotton tee
4
: a mark aimed at in various games (such as curling)
1
a
: a small mound or a peg on which a golf ball is placed before being struck at the beginning of play on a hole
b
: a device for holding a football in position for kicking
c
: an adjustable post on which a ball is placed for batting (as in T-ball)
2
: the area from which a golf ball is struck at the beginning of play on a hole
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Several foursomes were still on the course when Kin and Schultz returned to the 18th tee box to begin a sudden death playoff.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Noun
With six tee boxes, the course — just like the one in Rio — was designed with both men’s and women’s championship events in mind.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Several foursomes were still on the course when Kin and Schultz returned to the 18th tee box to begin a sudden death playoff.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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“Tee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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tee
2 of 3 noun1
a
: a small peg on which a golf ball is set to be struck
b
: an adjustable post on which a ball is placed for batting (as in T-ball)
2
: the area from which a golf ball is struck in starting play on a hole
tee
3 of 3 verb
teed; teeing
: to place on a tee
teed up the ball
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