bowling
/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/noun
A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; tenpin bowling/fivepin bowling.
Example sentence
- “We were bowled rapidly along the road.”
Related words
archeryThe practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.golfA ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.fencingThe art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).hockeyAny of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.judoA Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu.rugbyA form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football.