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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore [syn: links, golf links]

Merriam Webster's

noun plural Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlincas, plural of hlinc ridge; akin to Old English hlanc lank Date: 15th century 1. Scottish sand hills especially along the seashore 2. golf course; specifically a golf course on linksland

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n.pl. 1 (treated as sing. or pl.) a golf-course, esp. one having undulating ground, coarse grass, etc. 2 Sc. dial. level or undulating sandy ground near a seashore, with turf and coarse grass. Etymology: pl. of link 'rising ground' f. OE hlinc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Links Links, n. [The pl. form of Link, but often construed as a sing.] A tract of ground laid out for the game of golf; a golfing green. A second links has recently been opened at Prestwick, and another at Troon, on the same coast. --P. P. Alexander.

Foolish Dictionary

Found in sausages and golf courses, and both full of hazards.