ballpoint

[ bawl-point ]

/ ˈbɔlˌpɔɪnt /

a pen in which the point is a fine ball bearing that rotates against a supply of semisolid ink in a cartridge.

Also called ballpoint pen.

Origin of ballpoint

First recorded in 1945–50; ball¹ + point

The officer passed a form across the table and handed me a ballpoint pen, and I realized that this was war.

In War, What Remains |Artis Henderson |January 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This week, Jim Carrey plays a smitten con man, the craziest literary tattoos, and a new art show fashioned with a ballpoint pen.

The Yes List: A Different Kind of Love Story |The Daily Beast |December 3, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
There wasn't a ballpoint pen, clipboard, or paper form in sight.

Dr. Scarpetta Heads to Psych Ward |Daily Beast Promotions |February 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
I do not believe they are dated, and it was with a ballpoint pen.

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

If your ballpoint pen won't write as you want it to, your life doesn't stop, she probably was thinking.

Droozle |Frank Banta
With my paper and his ballpoint pen and ruler, it should be easy.

The Dope on Mars |John Michael Sharkey
All the red marks and the little bit in ballpoint pen are made by her.

Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I traced these whorls with my eye, and tried to reproduce them with a ballpoint on paper bags I found under the sink.

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town |Cory Doctorow

ballpoint

/ (ˈbɔːlˌpɔɪnt) /

a pen having a small ball bearing as a writing point Also called (Brit): Biro