plank / bowling lane
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plank
A thick, wide, and long board that has been sawn directly from a tree trunk. It is stronger and more solid than a normal floorboard.
Für den rustikalen Esstisch wurden schwere Eichenbohlen verwendet.
Heavy oak planks were used for the rustic dining table.
You can easily recognize the meaning of "Bohle" (plank/bowling lane) from the context. If people are talking about wood, furniture, or construction, it means the thick board. In the context of sports, skittles, or a skittle alley, it means the running surface.
Aus den alten Bohlen der Scheune bauen wir jetzt einen Tisch.
We are now building a table from the old planks from the barn.
When the wooden board is meant, "Bohle" (plank) is often combined with material terms like "Eichenbohle" (oak plank) or adjectives like "massiv" (solid), "rustikal" (rustic), or "unbehandelt" (untreated).
Der Zimmermann hat massive Bohlen für das Dachgerüst bestellt.
The carpenter ordered solid planks for the roof framework.
The meaning "Lauffläche" (running surface) is a technical term from the sport of skittles. It is used mainly for a specific variant, "Bohlekegeln".
Die Oberfläche der Bohle muss regelmäßig gereinigt und poliert werden.
The surface of the bowling lane must be cleaned and polished regularly.
train / track
'die Bahn' and 'die Bohle' can both occur in skittles. 'die Bahn' usually means the whole lane or facility where the game is played. 'die Bohle' is more specifically the special running surface of a skittle alley, especially in 'Bohlekegeln'. The words can be confused because they sound similar and can occur in the same sport. In everyday language, people usually say 'Kegelbahn' when they mean the place or the lane used for playing. 'Bohle' is more appropriate when talking about the construction type or the surface itself.
Beim Bohlekegeln rollt die Kugel über eine schmale, leicht vertiefte Bohle.
In Bohlekegeln, the ball rolls over a narrow, slightly recessed lane.
Am Samstag haben wir für zwei Stunden eine Bahn im Kegelclub reserviert.
On Saturday, we reserved a lane at the skittles club for two hours.