Phrase guide

bowling green

name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Hardee County, Florida.

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Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana.

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A home rule city, the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky.

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Pike County, Missouri.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Wood County, Ohio.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

An incorporated town, the county seat of Caroline County, Virginia.

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Meaning 9

A place in England:

A hamlet in Callington parish, eastern Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3670).

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Meaning 10

A place in England:

A hamlet near Bugle, Treverbyn parish, north of St Austell, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0258).

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Meaning 11

A place in England:

A hamlet in Lymington and Pennington parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ2996).

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Meaning 12

A place in England:

A hamlet north of Peplow, Hodnet parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6225).

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Meaning 13

A place in England:

A village in Powick parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8151).

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Meaning 14

A finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of lawn for playing the game of bowls.

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Meaning 15

a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls

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Broader terms: playing field, athletic field, playing area, field

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Meaning 16

a town in southern Kentucky

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Broader terms: town

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 保齡球綠地 /保龄球绿地 (bǎolíngqiú lǜdì) — a rolled area of lawn for playing bowls
  • Cornish: pelva — a rolled area of lawn for playing bowls
  • Finnish: nurmikeilailukenttä — a rolled area of lawn for playing bowls
  • Māori: papa purei maita — a rolled area of lawn for playing bowls
  • Māori: papa maita — a rolled area of lawn for playing bowls
  • Polish: murawa do gry w bowls — a rolled area of lawn for playing bowls