bowling pin

/boʊlɪŋ pɪn/

/ˈbʌʊlɪŋ pɪn/

Other forms: bowling pins

Definitions of bowling pin

1. noun

   a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
   synonyms: pin

   types:

   candlepin

   a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin

   duckpin

   a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin

   headpin, kingpin

   the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

   ninepin, skittle, skittle pin

   a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles

   tenpin

   one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling

   type of:

   bowling equipment

   equipment used in bowling