bowling vs bowling alley

bowling

noun
  • Road bowling. 

  • Candlepin bowling. 

  • The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. 

  • A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling 

  • A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture. 

  • Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors. 

  • The action of the verb bowl. 

bowling alley

noun
  • A building which contains lanes for bowling. 

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