Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
putting green
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Everyone else had gone and I was practising on the putting green.
▪ Stark said as we stood on the practice putting green of the Crieff Golf Club.
▪ The early starters were already on the practice ground and the putting green.
▪ Try any you fancy along the carpet or on the putting green.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Putting green
Putting green \Putt"ing green\ (Golf)
The green, or plot of smooth turf, surrounding a hole. ``The
term putting green shall mean the ground within twenty yards
of the hole, excepting hazards.''
--Golf Rules.
Wiktionary
putting green
n. (context golf English) The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier.
WordNet
putting green
n. an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the trap" [syn: green]