Meanings of pétanque in English

An elderly group play petanque quietly next to the deserted roads.

The Corrections Department has revealed golf and petanque are being played in some prisons.

In the village of Beranga we watched a game of petanque, and picnicked on hams and cheeses from a tiny, smoke-blackened shop.

It is inconceivable to the writer that Mrs. Fisher's hero would, in playing petanque or anything else, resort to "floating" rules.

Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir used to get themselves up in jumble sale petanque player hats and cast-off sporty leather and polyester assistant-teacher's jackets.

Petanque is the only short form, played in an area 15-35 feet long.