bowling green

noun

plural bowling greens

: a smooth area of grass or synthetic material (such as carpet) where the game of lawn bowling is played

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined above

Geographical Definition

Bowling Green

geographical name

1

city in southern Kentucky population 58,067

Note: The campus of Western Kentucky University is in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

2

city in northwestern Ohio south of Toledo population 30,028

Note: The campus of Bowling Green State University is in Bowling Green, Ohio.