jeu de boules

Definitions of jeu de boules
  1. noun
    a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
    synonyms: bowling, kegelen
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    types:
    kegelspel
    a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
    type of:
    game, kamp, match, ontmoeting, potje, spel, spelletje, sportwedstrijd, treffen, wedkamp, wedstrijd, wildbraad
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
  2. noun
    a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
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    type of:
    bowling, kegelen
    a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
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