bowling alley bow·lin·gal·ley uncommon noun 1. a building that contains several alleys for bowling Synonymsbowling alley 2. a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins Synonymsbowling alleyalleyskittle alley Related words Broader terms lanebuilding Part of foul line WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.