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artificial turf
noun
- any of various synthetic, carpetlike materials made to resemble turf and used as a playing surface for football and baseball fields, to cover patios, etc.
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Origin of artificial turf1
Example Sentences
The technology is a major improvement over the way temporary grass fields were laid over artificial turf for previous tournaments that used NFL stadiums, such as the Gold Cup.
Rozelle wanted artificial turf installed at Tulane and New Orleans agreed to do so at a cost of $100,000.
The Athletics will play on grass in Sacramento next season, with Major League Baseball yielding to concerns from players about the risks of an artificial turf surface in a city where summer temperatures often rise above 100 degrees.
However, with the A’s and the triple-A Sacramento River Cats expected to share the stadium next season, MLB planned for artificial turf because it did not believe grass could remain robust all summer with either the A’s or River Cats playing on it every day.
And in 2022, during the height of the drought, they ripped out their remaining patch of lawn and installed artificial turf when they realized their irrigation water was going to be turned off.
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