bowling alley

noun

: a room or building in which people play the game of bowling

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Hours later, as the couple sat in a car outside a west Fort Worth bowling alley, an unknown man yanked open the passenger door. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026 Plus, this National Historic Landmark also claims to have the largest front porch in the world and the oldest duckpin bowling alley in the United States. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026 Nixon had a single-lane bowling alley built in the White House yet spoke much more frequently in public about his love of football, trying to appeal to sports fans in ways that his advisers initially feared might alienate some. Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 Teams had to stop at a dirt racetrack for 50 laps one year and a bowling alley during another Fool’s Roll. Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bowling alley

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“Bowling alley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowling%20alley. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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