a type of bowling where players use smaller balls and tall, narrow pins
bowling candlepin, bowling con birilli sottili
a type of bowling game using smaller and lighter pins and balls compared to traditional tenpin bowling
bowling duckpin, duckpin bowling
a form of bowling in which players roll a ball to knock down pins arranged in a triangular formation at the end of a lane
bowling a dieci birilli, bowling dieci birilli
a variation of bowling played with smaller pins and a smaller ball, commonly found in Canada
bowling a cinque birilli, bowling con cinque birilli
the act of knocking down all ten pins with a single ball
strike, colpo perfetto
the act of knocking down all ten pins with two consecutive rolls in a single frame of bowling
uno spare, riserva
(bowling) a ball that curves as it rolls towards the pins
gancio, curvatura
(tenpin bowling) a challenging pin arrangement in bowling where pins are left standing far apart after the first roll
split, fenditura
a scoring situation in bowling where a player does not knock down all ten pins within the two rolls of a frame
cornice aperta, frame aperto
(bowling) the number of pins knocked down by a single ball roll
numero di birilli abbattuti, conteggio dei birilli
(bowling) to place a pin back in its original position after it has been knocked down or moved
ripristinare, riportare
the mechanical or manual process of arranging the pins after they have been knocked down in bowling
posizionamento dei birilli, settaggio dei birilli
(bowling) the act of knocking down only one pin on each of the two attempts in a frame, resulting in a score of two
occhi di serpente, colpo di bowling (dove si buttano giù solo due birilli)
a method of throwing the ball upwards in bowling, usually making it harder to aim and control
lancio verso l'alto, lancio arcuato
a strike in bowling, where a player knocks down all ten pins with the first roll of the frame
strike, colpo perfetto
a part of a bowling game where a player gets one or two turns to knock down pins
frame, manche
the best spot between pins in bowling to aim for a strike
la tasca, la zona migliore
a traditional Italian bowling game where players try to roll their balls as close as possible to a smaller target ball
bocce
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
rotolamento, lancio