tenpin bowling

British

noun

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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As well as spending time with family members, they spend their days playing bingo and tenpin bowling, as well as watching football.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

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

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

There is practically no way to describe candlepin without comparing it to tenpin bowling.

From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2019

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 ● May 13, 2015

Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

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