bowling alley

[ boh-ling al-ee ]

noun

1. a building or enclosed area containing a number of lanes or alleys for the game of bowling.
2. any of these long, narrow wooden lanes or alleys.

bowling alley

noun

1. 1. a long narrow wooden lane down which the ball is rolled in tenpin bowling
   2. a similar lane or alley, usually with raised sides, for playing skittles (ninepins)
2. a building having several lanes for tenpin bowling

Word History and Origins

Origin of bowling alley¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

Shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities, such as a bowling alley and cinema, are available to troops and contractors.

From BBC

The first time I saw them was across the room in a bowling alley.

From Los Angeles Times

Council run-facilities such as swimming pools, soft-play areas and the island's two-lane bowling alley are also shut, even though the local authority allows similar facilities to open on other islands.

From BBC

A cinema advertises screenings of Alien and Borderlands, and there is even a bowling alley and a museum with a gift shop attached, though I was not allowed inside.

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Meanwhile customers were forced to leave a bowling alley in Stafford when part of the ceiling collapsed as rain poured in.

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