Turf (Noun)
Meaning 1
The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The local police struggled to reduce crime on the turf of the notorious teenage gang.
- The graffiti marked the turf of the gang that controlled the streets of the city.
- A stray shot into a neighboring gang's turf sparked a wave of retaliation and violence.
- After moving into a new neighborhood, Tommy's older brother quickly introduced him to the gang that ran the local turf.
- During a crackdown on juvenile delinquency, authorities dismantled a number of street gangs operating on contested turf.
Meaning 2
Range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Meaning 3
Surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).