tenpin bowling

noun

: a game in which players try to knock down 10 pins (standing pieces) by rolling a large ball towards them

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The bowling alley is home to traditional tenpin bowling as well as candlepin, a variant of bowling found in New England. —

David Sharp, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023

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