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bowling

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Bowling refers to a series of sports or leisure activities in which a player rolls or throws a bowling ball towards a target. It is one of the major forms of throwing sports . In pin bowling variations, the target is usually to knock over pins at the end ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n. The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins. Bowling alley , a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins. Bowling green , a level piece of greensward or smooth ground ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over (cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling 2 (label en New England) candlepin bowling. 3 Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors. 4 (label en cricket) The action ...

Usage examples of bowling.

Because of peole dropping bowling balls onto freeways, we have fences anclosing highway overpasses.

Since then, restaurants, hotels, parks, movie theaters, stores, swimming pools, bowling alleys, and even business schools have been opened to Negroes.

The carriage was now bowling down the avenue at a trot, the greys arching their necks and stepping out handsomely.