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BOWLING ALLEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bowling alley mean? 

BOWLING ALLEY (noun)
  The noun BOWLING ALLEY has 2 senses:

1. a building that contains several alleys for bowlingplay

2. a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pinsplay

  Familiarity information: BOWLING ALLEY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOWLING ALLEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A building that contains several alleys for bowling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bowling alley" is a kind of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alley; bowling alley; skittle alley

Hypernyms ("bowling alley" is a kind of...):

lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)

Meronyms (parts of "bowling alley"):

foul line (a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross)

Holonyms ("bowling alley" is a part of...):

bowling equipment (equipment used in bowling)


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