"bowling ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bowling balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bowling ball (plural bowling balls)
  1. (bowling) A solid ball used in the sport of bowling, with finger holes allowing it to be picked up. Wikipedia link: bowling ball Categories (topical): Bowling Derived forms: sharp as a bowling ball Translations (ball for bowling): keilapallo (Finnish), boule de quille [feminine] (French), boulingo kamuolys [masculine] (Lithuanian), boulingo rutulys [masculine] (Lithuanian), кугла (kugla) [feminine] (Macedonian), maita (Maori), bilă [feminine] (Romanian), bilă de popice [feminine] (Romanian), bowlingklot [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bowling_ball-en-noun-cUbjXe5I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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