Pronunciations
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/ˈæstɹoʊˌtɝf/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass.
Usage- Uncountable
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And then there's AstroTurf. Invented in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and patented by Monsanto in 1965, AstroTurf is the world's first synthetic turf used as a sports playing surface, coming to fame—and its name—when it was put into the Houston Astrodome in 1966.