bocce ball
noun
variants
or less commonly bocci ball
or boccie ball
1
: bocce
2
plural bocce balls also bocci balls or boccie balls
: a ball (as of wood or thermosetting resin) used in the game of bocce
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Between rounds, golfers can access multiple dining options; a sporting club; and The Porch, a hangout area with cornhole, bocce ball, croquet, and more.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to nine pickleball courts, the facility features a two-story indoor/outdoor restaurant, golf simulators, bocce ball, private cabanas, ping pong tables and a stage for live music.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Several activities are on site, and visitors can engage in friendly games of croquet, horseshoe, ring toss, or bocce ball on the lawns.
—Tykesha Burton, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Consider bringing a football, flying disc, bocce ball set or a Wiffle ball and bat.
—Bestreviews, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
And don't worry if pickleball isn't your jam because Electric Pickle will also have bocce ball courts, golf simulators, ping-pong tables and cornhole in addition to nine state-of-the-art pickleball courts.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition to nine pickleball courts, the facility features a two-story indoor/outdoor restaurant, golf simulators, bocce ball, private cabanas, ping pong tables and a stage for live music.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Several activities are on site, and visitors can engage in friendly games of croquet, horseshoe, ring toss, or bocce ball on the lawns.
—Tykesha Burton, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Consider bringing a football, flying disc, bocce ball set or a Wiffle ball and bat.
—Bestreviews, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
And don't worry if pickleball isn't your jam because Electric Pickle will also have bocce ball courts, golf simulators, ping-pong tables and cornhole in addition to nine state-of-the-art pickleball courts.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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