[noun] [C] - one of a set of bottle-shaped objects which are knocked down with a ball as part of a gamePeter knocked down six skittles with one throw.Lots of pubs in the West Country have a skittle alley (= a special area for playing the game).
SKITTLE
Meaning of SKITTLE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012