Billiards Definition–noun (used with a singular verb ) | any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven with a cue on a cloth-covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, esp. a game played with a cue ball and two object balls on a table without pockets. Compare pool2 (def. 8). |
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Related topics from Britannicabilliards
any of various games played on a rectangular table with a designated number of small balls and a long stick called a cue. The table and the cushioned rail bordering the table are topped with a ...
carom billiards
game played with three balls (two white and one red) on a table without pockets, in which the object is to drive one of the white balls (cue ball) into both of the other balls. Each carom thus ...
English billiards
game that is a type of billiards (q.v.).balkline billiards
group of billiard games played with three balls (red, white, and white with a spot) on a table without pockets, upon which lines are drawn parallel to all cushions and usually either 14 or 18 in (36 ...
pocket billiards
a billiards game, most popular in the United States and Canada, played with a white cue ball and 15 consecutively numbered coloured balls on a rectangular table with six pockets (one at each corner ...
straight-rail billiards
billiard game played with three balls (one red and two white) on a table without pockets. The object is to score caroms by hitting both object balls with a cue ball. A player may use either white ...
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AZ Billiards - Found Sep. 17, 2008
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... international billiards tournament in the country since I believe the World 9-Ball Championship has been postponed for next year. Billiards top...
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T-Mobile center lets employees chill out with billiards, X-Box: ...
Biz Journals - Found Sep. 15, 2008
... is one reason the company has stocked its center with fun amenities, such as a movie theater, X-Box room and billiards room, Triola said.
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Double crown for Advani in world billiards
IndiaPost - Found Sep. 15, 2008
BANGALORE: In a repeat of his feat in 2005, Pankaj Advani added the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship (time format) title to the points format
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