bowling alley
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a building that contains several alleys for bowlingSynonyms: bowling alley
- a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pinsSynonyms: bowling alleyalleyskittle alley
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n. The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins. [1913 Webster]
Bowling alley, a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins.
Bowling green, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game. [1913 Webster]