1. a bowling game played with ten wooden pins arranged in a triangular formation
2. the ten wooden pins used in the game of tenpins

Examples

• We went to play tenpins at the bowling alley on Friday night.
• The bowling ball knocked down all the tenpins for a strike.
• She’s been playing tenpins in a league for three years.
• The tenpins were reset automatically after each frame.
• His favorite sport is tenpins because it requires both skill and strategy.
• The tenpins crashed loudly as the ball hit them perfectly.