bowling green
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a town in southern KentuckySynonyms: Bowling Green
- a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowlsSynonyms: bowling green
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]