Turf
Encyclopedia
Turf may refer to:
- LawnLawnA lawn is an area of aesthetic and recreational land planted with grasses or other durable plants, which usually are maintained at a low and consistent height. Low ornamental meadows in natural landscaping styles are a contemporary option of a lawn...
, an area of grass maintained for decorative or recreational use - Golf course turfGolf course turfGolf course turf is the grass covering golf courses, which is used as a playing surface in the sport of golf. The grass is carefully maintained by a greenskeeper to control weeds, insects and to introduce nutrients such as nitrogen fertilization...
and other manicured sporting greens - SodSodSod or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of thin material.The term sod may be used to mean turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns...
, the surface layer of ground consisting of a mat of grass and grass roots, sometimes used as a construction material - Artificial turfArtificial turfArtificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
, a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials, made to look like natural grass - A colloquialism for the world of horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
- see Turf Club (disambiguation) for examples
- Slang for territory, or area of jurisdiction or influence, particularly of gangs (see turf warTurf warAccording to Wordnet the definition of a turf war is "a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights". For example: a turf war erupted between street gangs; the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors. In larger companies Turf wars could...
) and as exercised by a unit within a bureaucracy - PeatPeatPeat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
used for fuel - Turf TavernTurf TavernThe Turf Tavern is a popular but well-hidden historic public house in central Oxford, England. Its foundations date from the 13th century and the low beamed front bar area from the 17th...
, a public house in Oxford, England - Turf HotelTurf HotelThe Turf Hotel is a public house in Wrexham, North Wales. The location of the pub on the corner of Wrexham AFC's Racecourse Ground is what makes this pub famous not just in Wales but in the footballing supporters fraternity across the whole of the United Kingdom.-Introduction:Local historians are...
, a public house at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales - TURF AnalysisTURF AnalysisTURF Analysis, an acronym for "Total Unduplicated Reach and Frequency", is a type of statistical analysis used for providing estimates of media or market potential and devising optimal communication and placement strategies given limited resources....
, a statistical method (acronym for total unduplicated reach and frequency) - Turf (comics), a number of comics-related items