Hazard (Noun)
Meaning 1
A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance".
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Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 3
An obstacle on a golf course.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The sand trap was a hazard that many golfers struggled to navigate on the 17th hole.
- The course designer carefully placed the water hazard to challenge even the most skilled players.
- The golf ball landed in the hazard, forcing the player to take a penalty stroke.
- The tree-lined fairway presented a hazard for golfers who sliced their drives to the right.
- The course's signature hole featured a unique hazard: a steep slope that threatened to send balls rolling back down to the tee.