Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bowling_alley

2 senses of bowling alley

Sense 1
bowling alley -- (a building that contains several alleys for bowling)
       => building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")

Sense 2
bowling alley, alley, skittle alley -- (a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins)
       => lane -- (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)