bowling ball

noun

A solid ball used in the sport of bowling, with finger holes allowing it to be picked up.

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bowl
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Meanings

nounbowling ball (plural bowling balls)

plural bowling balls

  1. bowlingA solid ball used in the sport of bowling, with finger holes allowing it to be picked up.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling

Similar
bowl
Broader
ball
Also see
bowl

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 滾球 /滚球, 保齡球 /保龄球
  • 滾球 /滚球 (gwan² kau⁴)ball for bowling
  • 保齡球 /保龄球 (bou² ling⁴ kau⁴)ball for bowling
Chinese Mandarin 滾球 /滚球, 保齡球 /保龄球
  • 滾球 /滚球 (gǔnqiú)ball for bowling
  • 保齡球 /保龄球 (bǎolíngqiú)ball for bowling
Finnish keilapallo
  • keilapalloball for bowling
French boule de quille
  • boule de quilleball for bowling
Japanese ボウリングボール
  • ボウリングボール (bōringu bōru)ball for bowling
Korean 볼링공
  • 볼링공 (bollinggong)ball for bowling
Lithuanian boulingo kamuolys, boulingo rutulys
  • boulingo kamuolysball for bowling
  • boulingo rutulysball for bowling
Māori maita
  • maitaball for bowling
Romanian bilă, bilă de popice
  • bilăball for bowling
  • bilă de popiceball for bowling
Swedish bowlingklot
  • bowlingklotball for bowling
Cite this entry
APA

bowling ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowling%20ball

MLA

“bowling ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowling%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowling ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowling%20ball.

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