bowling alley n 1: a building that contains several alleys for bowling 2: a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins [syn: {bowling alley}, {alley}, {skittle alley}]
Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n. The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins. [1913 Webster] {Bowling alley}, a covered place for playing at bowls or tenpins. {Bowling green}, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game. [1913 Webster]