bocce ball
noun
variants
or less commonly bocci ball
or boccie ball
1
: bocce
2
plural bocce balls also bocci balls or boccie balls
: a ball (as of wood or thermosetting resin) used in the game of bocce
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Things To Do At The Blue Flamingo The center of the hotel is The Backyard Pool & Social Club, a common outdoor space where people can gather for concerts, daily happy hours, movie nights, yoga classes, and to play lawn games like corn hole and bocce ball.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
There were always new rules (bocce balls, but not bowling balls, are O.K. in a carry-on) and new technologies.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Outside, a pool and hammocks await, but guests can also partake in a (friendly!) game of giant Jenga, bocce ball, or cornhole.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
On Friday, April 11, the family shared a video on Facebook of Dylan’s most recent accomplishments in rehab the day before, playing bocce ball with a recreation therapist.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The land has tennis courts, a swimming pool, bocce ball courts, private and formal gardens, a greenhouse and heliports.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
The new hotel has plenty of amenities for guests, including a hot tub, firepit, and bocce ball court.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling windows, a bocce ball area out front and a cocktail bar specializing in amaro completed the look.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
There were always new rules (bocce balls, but not bowling balls, are O.K. in a carry-on) and new technologies.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Outside, a pool and hammocks await, but guests can also partake in a (friendly!) game of giant Jenga, bocce ball, or cornhole.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025
On Friday, April 11, the family shared a video on Facebook of Dylan’s most recent accomplishments in rehab the day before, playing bocce ball with a recreation therapist.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The land has tennis courts, a swimming pool, bocce ball courts, private and formal gardens, a greenhouse and heliports.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
The new hotel has plenty of amenities for guests, including a hot tub, firepit, and bocce ball court.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Outside, the ocean-facing pool and spa are surrounded by a stone patio, a fire pit, a bocce ball court, a chicken coop, and a lemon arbor.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
Floor-to-ceiling windows, a bocce ball area out front and a cocktail bar specializing in amaro completed the look.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
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