Bowling

Bowling

Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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Flat alley

Sports; Bowling

A lane that doesn't allow the action placed on the ball to hold as it would on most lanes.

Barmaid

Sports; Bowling

This is a pin that is hidden behind another pin. Examples include; 1-5, 2-8, 3-9. Other names for this include; double wood, one-in-the-dark, sleeper, tandem.

Zero in

Sports; Bowling

Finding the best lane or alleyway to the pocket

Loose hit

Sports; Bowling

A hit low in the pocket, with the ball more towards the 3-pin for a right-handed bowler and the 2-pin for a left-handed bowler, than on the head pin.

Double wood

Sports; Bowling

When two pins are lined up one directly behind the other; 1-5, 2-8, 3-9. Also called a barmaid, bicycle, double wood, one-in-the-dark, sleeper, tandem.