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bowling green

 
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–noun
a level, closely mowed green for lawn bowling.
Origin:
1640–50
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Bowling Green

 
–noun
1. a city in S Kentucky. 40,450.
2. a city in NW Ohio. 25,728.
3. a small open area near the S tip of Manhattan in New York City, at the foot of Broadway.

bowling on the green

 
–noun
lawn bowling.

lawn bowling

 
–noun
a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl 2 (def. 2), bowling green, jack 1 (def. 7), rink (def. 5).
Origin:
1925–30
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bowling green  
n.  A level grassy area for lawn bowling.
Bowl·ing Green   (bō'lĭng)   

  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.

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Bowling Green

city, seat (1796) of Warren county, south-central Kentucky, U.S. It lies along the Barren River, 65 miles (105 km) northeast of Nashville, Tennessee. It was settled in 1780 by Robert and George Moore, and tradition suggests that their sport of bowling wooden balls across the green gave the city its name. Designated the Confederate capital of Kentucky in 1861, it was occupied by Confederate general Simon B. Buckner's troops until the Union takeover of nearby Forts Henry and Donelson forced a retreat in 1862.

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