Noun: bowling alley 'bów-ling'a-lee
- A building that contains several alleys for bowling
"They spent Saturday night at the bowling alley with friends"
- A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
"The bowling alley was packed on league night";
- alley, skittle alley [Brit]
Derived forms: bowling alleys
Type of: building, edifice, lane
Part of: bowling equipment
Encyclopedia: Bowling alley