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Bowling Green

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Bowl·ing Green  (blng)
1. A city of southern Kentucky southeast of Owensboro. It was occupied by the Confederates from the start of the Civil War until 1862. Population: 53,200.
2. A city of northwest Ohio south-southwest of Toledo. Bowling Green State University (established 1910) is located here. Population: 29,700.
bowling green
n.
A level grassy area for lawn bowling.
bowling green
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bowls & Bowling) an area of closely mown turf on which the game of bowls is played
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Bowling Green - a town in southern Kentucky
Bluegrass State, Kentucky, KY - a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
2.bowling green - a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
Translations
bowling green n → campo da bocce (su erba)
bowling green n → campo da bocce (su erba)


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He (the Count), however, could not conscientiously refuse to admit the ingenuity, magnificence, and superiority of the Fountain at the Bowling Green, as described by the Doctor.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Then came the public-house, freshly painted in green and white, with tea-gardens and a bowling green, spurning its old neighbour with the horse-trough where the waggons stopped; then, fields; and then, some houses, one by one, of goodly size with lawns, some even with a lodge where dwelt a porter and his wife.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
When they had circumvented the laurel hedge, they came out on a sort of terrace of turf, which fell by one green step to an oblong lawn like a bowling green.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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