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bowling alley

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noun

a long, narrow wooden lane or alley, for the game of tenpins.
a building or enclosed area containing a number of such lanes or alleys.

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Nearby words

  1. bowles, paul,
  2. bowles, samuel,
  3. bowlful,
  4. bowline,
  5. bowling,
  6. bowling bag,
  7. bowling ball,
  8. bowling crease,
  9. bowling green,
  10. bowling on the green

Origin of bowling alley

First recorded in 1545–55
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British Dictionary definitions for bowling alley

bowling alley

noun

  1. a long narrow wooden lane down which the ball is rolled in tenpin bowling
  2. a similar lane or alley, usually with raised sides, for playing skittles (ninepins)
a building having several lanes for tenpin bowling
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