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Definition of "bowling alley" [bowling alley]

  • A smooth, level wooden lane used in bowling. (noun)
  • A building or room containing lanes for bowling. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bowling alley" in a sentence
  • "I talked about Albuquerque, bowling alley etiquette, Los Alamos-grown cockroaches, and walk-ups in decidedly bad neighborhoods"
  • "And between 1973 and 1987, her parents had owned and operated a family business called Anderson Lanes, a bowling alley with a bar and restaurant on Northland Avenue, which ran along the north side of the 858 East Ferry lot."
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