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Meaning of "bowling alley" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOWLING ALLEY

bowling alley play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOWLING ALLEY

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bowling alley is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOWLING ALLEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bowling alley

Bowling

Bowling refers to a series of sports or leisure activities in which a player rolls or throws a bowling ball towards a target. In pin bowling variations, the target is usually to knock over pins at the end of a lane. In target variations, the aim is usually to get the ball as close to a mark as possible. The pin version of bowling is often played on a flat wooden or other synthetic surface, whilst in target bowling, the surface may be grass, gravel or a synthetic surface. The most common types of pin bowling include ten-pin, nine-pin, candlepin, duckpin and five-pin bowling, while in target bowling, bowls, bocce, carpet bowls, pétanque and boules, both indoor and outdoor varieties, are popular. Today, the sport of bowling is enjoyed by 95 million people in more than 90 countries worldwide.

Definition of bowling alley in the English dictionary

The first definition of bowling alley in the dictionary is a long narrow wooden lane down which the ball is rolled in tenpin bowling. Other definition of bowling alley is a similar lane or alley, usually with raised sides, for playing skittles. Bowling alley is also a building having several lanes for tenpin bowling.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOWLING ALLEY

bowl
bowl over
bowler
bowler hat
Bowles
bowless
bowlful
bowlike
bowline
bowling
bowling crease
bowling green
bowling match
bowlingual
bowllike
bowls
bowman
bowmen
bowr
bowsaw

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOWLING ALLEY

alley
Alpine Valley
back alley
back-alley
blind alley
Death Valley
dry valley
galley
Great Rift Valley
Halley
hanging valley
intervalley
lilies of the valley
lily of the valley
rift valley
Silicon Valley
skittle alley
trolley
up one´s alley
valley
Yosemite Valley

Synonyms and antonyms of bowling alley in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bowling alley» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOWLING ALLEY

Find out the translation of bowling alley to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bowling alley from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bowling alley» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

保龄球场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolera
570 millions of speakers

English

bowling alley
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गेंदबाजी गली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مَسار كُرَّة البولينْج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кегельбан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pista de boliche
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোলিং এলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

piste de bowling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bowlingbahn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボウリング場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

볼링 레인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bowling gang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nơi chơi bowling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பந்துவீச்சு சந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोलंदाजी गल्ली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bowling pisti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sala da bowling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kręgielnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кегельбан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

popicărie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αίθουσα μπόουλινγκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kegelbaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bowlinghall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bowlingbane
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bowling alley

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOWLING ALLEY»

The term «bowling alley» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOWLING ALLEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bowling alley

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5 QUOTES WITH «BOWLING ALLEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bowling alley.
1
Martin Mull
Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.
2
Luke Perry
When I was a kid, I was at a bowling alley and I ran into a soda machine. I still have the scar on my right eyebrow obviously.
3
Pete du Pont
Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club image. We were talking to people who go bowling on Thursday night, and they were understanding what we were saying.
4
Pete du Pont
The struggle you see in the Republican Party today is the country club Republican versus the bowling alley Republican. Colin Powell brings us back to the country club image. He's an insider. He's a moderate.
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Brian Schweitzer
I don't know a single Republican in Montana who would get in a fight in a bowling alley for John McCain.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOWLING ALLEY»

Discover the use of bowling alley in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bowling alley and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
That Bowling Alley on the Tiber: Tales of a Director
Gathers thirty-three story ideas for films by the Italian director noted for his use of silence, omission, and suggestion
Michelangelo Antonioni, 1987
2
Bowling Alley Adjectives
Lauren Lewis helps announcer Buzz Star describe a bowling tournament, with adjectives highlighted within the text and explained using informational sidebars.
Doris Fisher, D. L. Gibbs, 2008
3
A Day at the Bowling Alley with Friends
A Day at the Bowling Alley with Friends is a story about bullying and prescription drug awareness.
Christopher David, 2013
4
Diners, Bowling Alleys, And Trailer Parks: Chasing The ...
This is cultural and social history that knows how to entertain.
Andrew Hurley, 2008
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Little Alfred, Another Lost Child
The five of us walked around town until we came to a bowling alley. My friends had been there before, but I had never seen a bowling alley before. We all went inside. It was dark and smoky where the people were bowling. Loud banging ...
Alfred H. Berger, 2007
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Asymmetric Marketing: Tossing the 'chasm' in the Age of the ...
Moore's Bowling Alley The 'bowling alley' go-to-market model advances the notion that in order to move a 'whole product' across an adoption 'chasm' into a category 'tornado', marketers must first attempt to dominate a series of market niches.
Joseph E. Bentzel, 2006
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100 Bowling Tips: Ways To Improve Your Bowling Game
By visiting these blogs or websites, you can gather valuable information from them about bowling. On top of that, you may even be able to access videos by checking out their pages. 11. Choose the bowling alley you want to play in. There are ...
Jamie Iaconis, 2013
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Billboard
League competition has been resumed in bowling alleys thruout the nation, Recreation Center, located on North bringing peak season capacity. However, Howard Street, Baltimore, regarded as the world's largest bowling alley, contains more ...
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Billboard
Ahcady, Steinberg lias installed arc.uk;; in the lour Jimmv Dykes' bowling alleys, located in the central- city and West Philadelphia sections, in the Glenwood Bowling Alley ami in the North Philadelphia Alley. Plans arc under way to install ...
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100 Bowling Tips:
Choose the bowling alley you want to play in. There are lots of bowling alleys that you can visit today in order to enjoy games of bowling with your friends. Keep in mind though that they are not the same. Aside from comparing prices, it is also ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOWLING ALLEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bowling alley is used in the context of the following news items.
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The business of bowling: Alley owners facing changing industry
Whether they sell or soldier on, bowling alley owners are faced with the reality that the industry has changed. No one knows this better than ... «News Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Why you shouldn't conk yourself out while scamming a bowling alley
Jamie L. Gordon, 30, told police she was “struck in the head with a bowling ball” by a robber, who took $2,100 from the safe at the bowling alley ... «Missoula Independent, Jul 15»
3
Bowling alley is new attraction in Guntur
The state-of-the-art air-conditioned gaming zone developed on 4,000 square foot has a four lane bowling alley, the first-of-its kind in the town, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Bowling alley closure has customers, employees searching for …
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A local bowling alley and entertainment center has suddenly closed, and now customers and employees are looking ... «fox4kc.com, Jul 15»
5
Iconic Hoffman Lanes bowling alley closes
Hoffman Lanes at 80 W. Higgins Road in Hoffman Estates has closed and village officials are on the lookout for another business to fill the ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Judge green lights Cuomo pal's basement bowling alley
Neighbors at 22 E. 64th St. (left) sued over the construction of a bowling alley at 20 E. 64th St. Photo: Gabriella Bass ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Strikerz' bowling alley in Independence suddenly closes for …
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Regular bowlers and others who have been to Strikerz Entertainment Center are upset Wednesday about an ... «fox4kc.com, Jul 15»
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Former bowling alley to house Ranger College programs
At its meeting, the college's governing board approved architectural plans for the renovation of the former bowling alley property into a ... «Stephenville Empire-Tribune, Jun 15»
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Closing of 74-lane, 10-pin Windsor bowling alley is 'sad, sad, sad'
A Windsor bowling alley that claims to be the largest 10-pin establishment in the country is closing its doors. The Bowlero is home to 74 lanes, ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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The good times roll at vintage bowling alley in Pawtucket
The Hope Artiste Village sits in the circa-1889 Hope Webbing Company Mill, and the bowling alley was built in the 1920s as an amenity for ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»

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