Astroturf
pronunciation
How to pronounce Astroturf in British English:
UK ['æstrəʊtɜ:f]
How to pronounce Astroturf in American English:
US ['æstroʊtɜrf]
Word Origin
- Astroturf (n.)
- 1966, proprietary name for a kind of artificial grass, so called because it was used first in the Houston, Texas, Astrodome, indoor sports stadium. See astro- + turf. Houston was a center of the U.S. space program.
Example
- 1. What 's the difference between grass and astroturf ?
- 2. Obama 2012 & dnc heavily involved in wisconsin teacher socialist union astroturf action .
- 3. The pitch was astroturf , and we 'd only ever played on dirt before .
- 4. Decked out in astroturf , scattered with an assortment of furniture and with its very own bar , the roof has the feeling of a garden party , albeit with panoramic views down the hudson .
- 5. This 1982 jetta mod is covered in recycled astroturf , and has a 10.5 gallon tank that allows the car to run 472 miles .