AstroTurf

See also: Astroturf and astroturf

English

Alternative forms

Astroturf, astroturf

Etymology

astro- +‎ turf, from its namesake trademark, in turn a reference to the Astrodome stadium in Houston, the first major sports venue to install artificial turf in 1966. The venue was named by its developer Roy Hofheinz, presumably a reference to the emerging identity of Houston as Space City.

Originally marketed as ChemGrass.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹoʊˌtɝf/

Noun

AstroTurf (uncountable)

A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass.
Synonym: artificial turf
- 2011, Rick Horrow; Karla Swatek, Beyond the Scoreboard: An Insider's Guide to the Business of Sport‎, Human Kinetics, →ISBN:
  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.

Derived terms

Astroturf
astroturf
Astroturfing
astroturfing
AstroTurfing

Translations

synthetic material — see artificial turf

单词	AstroTurf
释义	AstroTurf See also: Astroturf and astroturf English Alternative forms Astroturf, astroturf Etymology astro- +‎ turf, from its namesake trademark, in turn a reference to the Astrodome stadium in Houston, the first major sports venue to install artificial turf in 1966. The venue was named by its developer Roy Hofheinz, presumably a reference to the emerging identity of Houston as Space City. Originally marketed as ChemGrass. Pronunciation (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹoʊˌtɝf/ Noun AstroTurf (uncountable) A synthetic material used in sports grounds as a durable substitute for natural grass. Synonym: artificial turf 2011, Rick Horrow; Karla Swatek, Beyond the Scoreboard: An Insider's Guide to the Business of Sport‎, Human Kinetics, →ISBN: 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. Derived terms Astroturf astroturf Astroturfing astroturfing AstroTurfing Translations synthetic material — see artificial turf
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