1. a bowling pin that is thinner and taller than a standard ten-pin bowling pin
Usage: used in candlepin bowling, a variant of bowling popular in New England and Canada
2. the game of bowling played with candlepins and a smaller, lighter ball
Usage: regional sport, primarily in northeastern United States and Maritime Canada

Examples

• She knocked down three candlepins with her first roll.
• Candlepin bowling requires a different technique than traditional ten-pin bowling.
• The candlepins are narrower and more challenging to topple than standard pins.
• Many bowling alleys in Boston offer candlepin as their primary game.
• He scored a strike by hitting the candlepins at just the right angle.