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SKITTLE ALLEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skittle alley mean?
• SKITTLE ALLEY (noun)
The noun SKITTLE ALLEY has 1 sense:
1. a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
Familiarity information: SKITTLE ALLEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 ("skittle alley" is a kind of...):
lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)
Meronyms (parts of "skittle alley"):
foul line (a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross)
Holonyms ("skittle alley" is a part of...):
bowling equipment (equipment used in bowling)
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