1. A bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
   "skittles was popular in Europe before the introduction of tenpins";
   - ninepins

1. A bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
   "The player aimed to knock down all nine skittles with a single roll";
   - ninepin, skittle pin

1. Play skittles
   "They skittled in the pub's back alley"

Type of: bowl, bowling, bowling pin, pin

Encyclopedia: Skittles