bowlingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbəʊ.lɪŋ/us/ˈboʊ.lɪŋ/bowling noun [ U ] (GAME)
UK also tenpin bowling a game played inside, in which you roll a heavy ball down a track to try to knock down a group of pins (= tall, thin wooden objects)
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Bowls, bowling & croquet
- boules
- bowl
- bowling alley
- bowling ball
- bowling green
- croquet
- jack
- lawn bowling
- mallet
- skittle
- tenpin bowling
- tenpins
bowling noun [ U ] (IN CRICKET)
(the part of the game) when you bowl the ball in cricket:
The England captain opened the bowling (= bowled first).
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Cricket
- 12th man
- bails 2
- batswoman
- batting average
- century
- cricketer
- declare
- delivery
- fall
- field
- maiden
- overthrow
- pavilion
- run sb out
- six
- test match
- the infield
- the outfield
- wicket
- wicketkeeper
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