carom

[Car·om]

When something bounces against or ricochets off a surface, that's called a carom. You might enjoy watching the bumps and caroms of the bumper cars at the fair more than actually driving one.

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A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

Noun
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

Noun
a glancing rebound

Verb
make a carom

Verb
rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

n.
A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

v. i.
To make a carom.

Carom

Car"om , n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom, carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.] (Billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

Carom

Car"om, v. i. (Billiards) To make a carom.

A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

To make a carom.

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