tenpin bowling

British  

noun

1. Also called (esp US and Canadian): tenpins.  a bowling game in which heavy bowls are rolled down a long lane to knock over the ten target pins at the other end

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Example Sentences

The bowling alley is home to traditional tenpin bowling as well as candlepin, a variant of bowling found in New England.

From Washington Times

Devil among the tailors is one of many variations of table skittles, which is claimed to be a forerunner to tenpin bowling.

From BBC

In tenpin bowling, it’s usually about the bowling.

From The Guardian

The traditional Japanese sport of sumo has also lodged an application as have karate, American football, tenpin bowling, polo and orienteering.

From The Guardian

Nobody witnessing such a scene could imagine that tenpin bowling, one of the most evocative emblems of postwar Americana, is in trouble.

From The Guardian