WordNet
bowling pin
n. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: pin]
Wikipedia
Bowling pin
Bowling pins are the target of the bowling ball in various bowling games including tenpins, five-pins, duckpins, and candlepins.
Usage examples of "bowling pin".
The recoil would have knocked her over like a bowling pin if the hippie hadn't grabbed her by the back of her pants.