Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A game of Italian origin similar to lawn bowling that is played with wooden balls on a long narrow court covered with fine gravel.
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- noun sports A game, similar to
bowls orpétanque , played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's not so different from the Italian bowling game called bocce, but this game uses metal balls.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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It's not so different from the Italian bowling game called bocce, but this game uses metal balls.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And I love the idea of bocce and chess in the park.
Archive 2004-06-06 2004
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We did venture into one that has indoor bocce, which is a great idea and actually more space-efficient than pool tables, but it was an overwhelming hellscape, so we went somewhere quieter.
Chicago Reader Whet Moser 2010
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We did venture into one that has indoor bocce, which is a great idea and actually more space-efficient than pool tables, but it was an overwhelming hellscape, so we went somewhere quieter.
Chicago Reader 2010
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We did venture into one that has indoor bocce, which is a great idea and actually more space-efficient than pool tables, but it was an overwhelming hellscape, so we went somewhere quieter.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Here the bocce is our favourite game and we can lose days to play that game.
PezCyclingNews.com 2010
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Ride the gondola for great free activities at Adventure Ridge such as bocce ball, slackline park, horseshoes, and disc golf.
Vail Daily - Top Stories Rich tenBraak Vail 2010
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Indeed, the word "bocce" is the plural of the Italian word "boccia," which means
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Signora Luciano narrowed her eyes, like a bocce player studying the arrangement of the balls, planning the next throw.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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