Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins. Common types of pin bowling include ten-pin, candlepin, duckpin, nine-pin and five-pin. In pin bowling, the goal is to knock over pins on a long playing surface known as a lane.
See also: Fast bowling, Bowling ball, Bowling Alone, Duckpin bowling, Bowling for Soup, and Bowling (cricket).