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Bowling

Terms of or pertaining to a sport in which the object of the game is to knock over a set of pins by rolling a heavy ball across a defined boundary.

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tunnel block

Sports; Bowling

See Blended Condition.

cushion

Sports; Bowling

This is the padding at the back of the pit, which absorbs the shock of pins and ball.

turkey

Sports; Bowling

Three strikes in a row.

cutter

Sports; Bowling

A sudden-breaking hook.

turn

Sports; Bowling

The motion of the hand and wrist that produces rotation when releasing the ball toward pocket area.

darts

Sports; Bowling

See Arrows

umbrella ball

Sports; Bowling

A high hit that nonetheless results in a strike. The name comes from the pattern the pins form when they are falling.

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