crown green bowls

crown green bowls
n [U]
a form of the game of bowls that is played on an area of grass with a slightly raised centre, instead of on a flat surface. It is played especially in the north of England.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • crown green bowls — [crown green bowls] noun [U] a form of the game of ↑bowls that is played on an area of grass with a slightly raised centre, instead of on a flat surface. It is played especially in the north of England …   Useful english dictionary

  • crown green bowls — noun A form of bowls, played on a slightly humped, square, grass green, in which two players each play two biased bowls, either along the edges, or diagonally over the crown; it is especially popular in the North of England See Also: crown green …   Wiktionary

  • crown green — noun The playing area used in crown green bowls; normally about 40 yards square that rises to a crown in the middle about 1 foot above the edges …   Wiktionary

  • bowls — [bōlz] n. LAWN BOWLING * * * n [U] a game, played on a smooth grass area called a bowling green, in which two to eight players take turns to roll large black balls as near as possible to a small white ball. The balls are heavier on one side so… …   Universalium

  • Bowls — For other uses, see Bowl (disambiguation). Bowls Lawn bowler Tim Mason First played 13th century Characteristics Categorization …   Wikipedia

  • Bowls — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Torneo Bowlsworld.com.au Bowls (también conocido como Bowls sobre hierba) es un deporte de precisión cuya meta es hacer rodar unas bolas de radio ligeramente asimétrico (llamadas bowls, o bolas en español) para que… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Mark Leonard (footballer) — Mark Leonard Personal information Full name Mark A. Leonard Date of birth 27 September 1962 ( …   Wikipedia

  • Newport, Shropshire — This article is about Newport in Shropshire. For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). Coordinates: 52°46′09″N 2°22′43″W / 52.7691°N 2.3787°W …   Wikipedia

  • Criccieth — Coordinates: 52°55′01″N 4°14′11″W / 52.91697°N 4.23626°W / 52.91697; 4.23626 …   Wikipedia

  • Hall Leys Park — is a Victorian public park in the centre of Matlock, Derbyshire which opened in 1898. It lies between the River Derwent to the south and Causeway Lane to the north.The park has many facilities and in 2004–2005 underwent major regeneration as part …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”