lawn bowling
noun
: a bowling game played on a grassy or grasslike playing surface with bowls (see bowl entry 2 sense 1a) which are rolled to stop as close as possible to a small target jack (see jack entry 1 sense 8)
called also bowls
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After a decade of being unused and filled with weeds, Rancho Bernardo Community Park’s former lawn bowling green is ready again for recreational activities.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Short mat bowling and walking soccer Short mat bowls or short mat bowling, already popular in Europe and Canada, is the indoor version of sport lawn bowling, played on a small mat with the goal of rolling a ball to a target closer than opponents.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
No, this is lawn bowling, a commonwealth game popular in the United Kingdom.
—Daniel Brenner, The Denver Post, 13 July 2024
There are over one hundred clubs and organizations in Sun City Center that vary from archery and ceramics to gardening, yoga, and lawn bowling (there’s also a travel club).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Short mat bowling and walking soccer Short mat bowls or short mat bowling, already popular in Europe and Canada, is the indoor version of sport lawn bowling, played on a small mat with the goal of rolling a ball to a target closer than opponents.
—Analis Bailey, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
No, this is lawn bowling, a commonwealth game popular in the United Kingdom.
—Daniel Brenner, The Denver Post, 13 July 2024
There are over one hundred clubs and organizations in Sun City Center that vary from archery and ceramics to gardening, yoga, and lawn bowling (there’s also a travel club).
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for lawn bowling
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“Lawn bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn%20bowling. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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