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Definition bowling in British English

bowling noun

[uncountable]noun
/ˈbəʊlɪŋ/
1

an indoor game in which players roll heavy balls along a track, trying to knock down a group of ten pins (=wooden objects that look like bottles)

Example

Bill and I are going bowling tomorrow night.

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2

the action of throwing the ball in the sport of cricket

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Definition bowling in British English