carom
or car·rom
[ kar-uh m ]
/ ˈkær əm /
noun
Billiards, Pool.
a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.
verb (used without object)
to make a carom.
to strike and rebound.
Origin of carom
1770–80; by false analysis of
carambole (taken as
carom ball) < French < Spanish
carambola, special use of fruit name; see
carambola
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British Dictionary definitions for carom
carom
/ (ˈkærəm) /
noun
billiards, US and Canadian
- a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
- the points scored by this
Word Origin for carom
C18: from earlier
carambole (taken as
carom ball), from Spanish
carambola