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  bowling green

  noun

  a level, closely mowed green for lawn bowling.
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  Bowling Green

  noun

  a city in S Kentucky.

bowling green

¹ American  

noun

1. a level, closely mowed green for lawn bowling.

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Bowling Green ² American  

noun

1. a city in S Kentucky.

2. a city in NW Ohio.

3. a small open area near the S tip of Manhattan in New York City, at the foot of Broadway.

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bowling green British  

noun

1. an area of closely mown turf on which the game of bowls is played

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Etymology

Origin of bowling green

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

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bowling green Bowling Green

Fillongley Provincial Park was an early-20th-century private estate, whose former bowling green is now a wildflower meadow ringed by imported deciduous trees.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

A bin next to the pristine bowling green, just a few steps from the prom, is surrounded by a mass of half-eaten food, fish and chip boxes, disposable cutlery and bottles.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2020

The pitch that night was soaked and rutted but Modric passed the ball as though he was playing on a bowling green.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2018

When Dr. Slop offers witless barbs, Toby gently submits, wishing no harm on anyone, desiring only to potter about his bowling green, or to sit soothing a brother’s distress.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2016

We lodge them in the house by the bowling green, but after rehearsals they're apt to stop here.

From Audrey by Johnston, Mary

The parade, which kicks off at 1400 GMT, will see the Knicks travel from Bowling Green at the bottom of Manhattan to City Hall, a 10-block route known as the "Canyon of Heroes."

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Bowling Green State University and San Diego State University are among the schools either assessing or pursuing the idea.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

They landed another verbal commitment Monday from Travis Robertson, an offensive tackle from West Bloomfield, Mich., who was previously committed to Bowling Green.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

Corrections & Amplifications Bowling Green State University was incorrectly referred to as Bowling Green University in an earlier version of this article.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2025

At 11:00 P.M., the cavalry patrol approached Bowling Green.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson