# links

Pronunciation: say "LINGKS" /lɪŋks/

## Noun

1. Plural of link. — plural of link
   - Simple: Plural of link. Use it when you mean more than one link.
   - _Each of the chain's links had been forged by hand._
   - _Investigators traced the financial links between the two companies._
2. A golf course, especially one laid out on dunes beside the sea.
   - Simple: A golf course, usually built on sandy ground near the sea.
   - _The championship returned to the historic links overlooking the bay._
   - _Strong winds off the sea make these links a brutal test for any golfer._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present indicative of link. — third-person singular simple present indicative of link
   - Simple: Third-person singular present tense of link. Use this form after he, she, or it.
   - _The new treaty links trade policy directly to environmental standards._
   - _A single tunnel links the harbor with the rail yard._

## Origin

From Scots 'links' (and 'linkis'), meaning sandy, rolling ground near the seashore, from Old English 'hlincas', meaning rising grounds or hills.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/links (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).