🎱 A billiards game ⛳ A golf team game

fourball

1 9.6

A table game like pool played with four balls where players score when balls hit each other

noun

Archaic

: cuatribola

He joined a local club to learn how to play fourball, a billiards game played with four balls.

Examples

I love how fourball challenges my skills in billiards.
The rules of fourball require careful strategy and precise shots to score points.
He joined a local club to learn how to play fourball with experienced players.
During the tournament, she impressed everyone with her skill in fourball.
They played a thrilling game of fourball last night.
The rules of fourball require players to make strategic caroms and specific ball contacts.
During the tournament, she showcased her impressive skills in playing fourball against other competitors.

Synonyms

billiards

vsfourball

13 4.4

Games played on a table with a cloth top where players use a long stick to hit balls

is a specific carom game using four balls and scoring by caroms

Surface Forms

fourball singular

fourballs plural

Morphology

fourball = four + ball (transparent) = four + ball

The sense denotes a billiards game literally involving four balls, so the compound meaning follows directly from its parts.

Etymology

Fourball comes from the simple parts four and ball, meaning 'four balls', because this billiards game is played with four balls and the name points to that fact.