carom
9.8
A shot in billiards where the cue ball hits one ball then another
- noun
- /ˈkɛrəm/
- Specialized
:
carambola
- UNE forward Beth Suggs (Bath, Maine) began her senior season with a strong performance, going for game-highs of 16 points and 22 caroms.
Examples
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Double combo, triple carom on the four, three, two, one, six, with a bank massé.
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The player celebrated after executing a tricky carom that surprised everyone.
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Shorty was teaching me how to sight along the cue, how to gauge the proper angle and English for a carom shot.
Fiction book (1990) -
In billiards, a successful carom requires the cue ball to hit one ball and then another.
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She aimed carefully to make a perfect carom shot during the game.
Synonyms
3
8.1
A shot in snooker or billiards where the cue ball hits two balls in a row
refers to the same shot used across billiards and similar games
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word carom comes from an old French and Spanish billiards word carambole, which meant a shot that hits two balls, so a carom is a 'double-hit' shot where the cue ball strikes one ball and then another.