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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Due to the quality of the greens and the high level of competition, this tournament win ranks highly in his list of lawn bowling accomplishments. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 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 

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lawn bowling was in 1868

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“Lawn bowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn%20bowling. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

lawn bowling

noun
: a game played on a green in which balls are rolled at a small target ball
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