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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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For Grimsby boss Artell, a "bowling green" surface much closer in quality to the one his side stunned Manchester United on in the League Cup earlier this season would also have been preferable.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

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

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

The nibbled landscape that he denounces as “a bowling green with contours” is beloved by the British public.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2014

A bowling green is in its proper place; thorns and old rose-trees have a right to grow round ruined castles; wallflowers belong to stones and mortar.

From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh

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

People 50 or older now make up nearly 40% of the divorcing population, up from just 8% in 1990, according to research from Bowling Green State University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 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

Herold rode into the nearby town of Bowling Green with the Confederates to purchase, of all things, a new pair of shoes.

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