1.
driving range (golf)
A practice facility where golfers hit balls into a netted or open field. In Japan, often multi-tiered, with stations along the edge of a city or suburb.
週末に打ちっ放しに行った。
I went to the driving range on the weekend.
駅前の打ちっ放しは夜遅くまで営業している。
The driving range in front of the station is open until late at night.
ラウンドの前に打ちっ放しで調子を整えた。
I tuned up my swing at the driving range before the round.
2.
exposed concrete; bare-concrete finish
A construction finish in which poured concrete is left visible rather than covered with paint, tile, or other cladding. Often associated with modernist architecture.
コンクリートの打ちっ放しの壁が特徴の建物だ。
The building is characterized by its exposed concrete walls.
この家は打ちっ放しの床がモダンな印象だ。
This house's exposed concrete floor gives it a modern feel.
打ちっ放しのデザインは安藤忠雄の建築でよく知られている。
The exposed concrete design is well known from Tadao Ando's architecture.
From the pattern verb+っぱなし ("leave Xed; do X and leave as-is"), built on 打つ (to hit; to pour). The two main senses come from two different referents of 打つ — hitting balls and pouring concrete.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 打ちっ放しに行く: to go to the driving range
- ゴルフの打ちっ放し: golf driving range
- コンクリート打ちっ放し: exposed concrete
- 打ちっ放しの壁: exposed concrete wall
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 練習場: practice ground — neutral; can apply to many sports
- 露出コンクリート: technical synonym for exposed concrete in architecture writing