1. one of the ten bottle-shaped pins used in the game of bowling
2. the game of bowling played with ten pins
Usage: often used attributively

Examples

• The ball knocked down seven tenpins on the first roll.
• She picked up the spare by hitting the remaining tenpin.
• We went to the tenpin bowling alley on Friday night.
• The tenpin crashed into the others with a loud noise.
• He’s been playing tenpin for over twenty years.
• The tenpin league meets every Tuesday evening.