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duckpins

/ˈdʌk.pɪn/

Traduction: Quille de bowling courte et trapue utilisée dans une variante du bowling à dix quilles, distincte de la quille standard., Nom désignant un jeu de quilles, variante du bowling, où l'on utilise des quilles plus petites que celles du bowling à dix quilles, mais proportionnellement plus larges.

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noun

duckpin/ˈdʌk.pɪn/B1formalamericansport
  • frQuille de bowling courte et trapue utilisée dans une variante du bowling à dix quilles, distincte de la quille standard.

A short, squat bowling pin used in a variant of tenpin bowling, distinct from a standard tenpin.

  1. Short bowling pinB2formalamericansport

    A short, squat bowling pin used in the game of duckpin bowling, which is smaller and lighter than a standard tenpin.

    frquille de duckpin

    • The duckpin is much shorter and fatter than a regular bowling pin.
    • He knocked down all the duckpins with his first ball.
    • Duckpin bowling uses pins that are only about 9 inches tall.
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  • duckpins' possessive plural form
  • duckpin's possessive singular form

noun

/ˈdʌk.pɪnz/C1formalsport
  • frNom désignant un jeu de quilles, variante du bowling, où l'on utilise des quilles plus petites que celles du bowling à dix quilles, mais proportionnellement plus larges.

A noun referring to a bowling game that uses pins which are smaller than tenpins but proportionately wider.

indénombrable

  1. B2formalamericansport

    A bowling game similar to tenpins but using shorter, squatter pins and a smaller ball.

    frJeu de quilles duckpins

    • We played duckpins at the local bowling alley last night.
    • Duckpins requires a different technique than regular bowling.
    • The pins in duckpins are shorter and wider than tenpins.