billiard table
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- noun
- /ˈbɪljərd ˈteɪbəl/
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mesa de billar
- He made our billiard table.
They showed that modeling billiard balls on a billiard table with cellular automata is a universal computer.
- They showed that modeling billiard balls on a billiard table with cellular automata is a universal computer.
Examples
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After dinner, we all gathered around the billiard table for a fun game of pool.
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The billiard table in the game room located on the ground floor... is missing a red ball and therefore cannot be used.
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It is the structure, shape, and confines of the billiard table that define the movements and interaction of the individual balls.
Academic text (1994) -
From the orchestra pit to the billiard tables in the foyer, it was crowded with mine superintendents wearing diamond stickpins and miners wearing their only clean shirts.
Fiction book (1992) -
In 1922, a letter addressed to William H. McCarter suggested the installment of "a piano, billiard tables, card tables, books, magazines, etc." though there is no confirmation of these additions in later correspondences.
Blog text (3) -
The new billiard table in the game room is my favorite place to relax with friends.
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He practiced his shots for hours on the polished billiard table in the corner of the pub.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flat-topped piece of furniture with legs used for eating or working
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A heavy flat table with pockets used for playing pool
A large rectangular table with green cloth and six pockets for playing snooker
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'billiard' (relating to the game) modifies 'table' (a piece of furniture), yielding a table used for billiards. This is a straightforward noun-noun/adj+noun compound pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Billiard table The name billiard table comes from an old outdoor game called billiards, where players hit a ball with a stick across the grass; when the game moved indoors it was played on a long, cloth-covered table. So today billiard table means the special, heavy, cloth-covered table used to play billiards, pool, or snooker.