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Definition of Bowling alley

1. Noun. A building that contains several alleys for bowling.

2. Noun. A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins.

Definition of Bowling alley

1. Noun. A building which contains lanes for bowling. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowling Alley

bowlegged bowlegs bowler bowler-hatted bowler hat bowlers bowless bowlful bowlfuls bowlike

bowline bowline knot bowlines bowling bowling-green bowling alley (current term) bowling alleys bowling average bowling averages bowling ball

bowling crease bowling creases bowling equipment bowling figures bowling green bowling greens bowling league bowling out bowling pin

Literary usage of Bowling alley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Commentaries on the Law of Municipal Corporations by John Forrest Dillon (1911)
"in any manner whatsoever, of a bowling-alley for gain or hire, such a place being ... A bowling-alley not per se court denied an injunction to prevent Tex. ..."

2. Acts Passed at the ... Session of the General Assembly for the Commonwealth by Kentucky (1861)
"AN ACT to authorize the granting of bowling alley license in the city of Columbus, ... Before any license for a bowling alley shall take effect, ..."

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