billiard

[ bil-yerd ]

adjective

1. of or used in billiards.

noun

1. carom ( def 1 ).

billiard

/ ˈbɪljəd /

noun

1. modifier of or relating to billiards

   a billiard cue

   a billiard ball

   a billiard table

Word History and Origins

Origin of billiard¹

1630–40; < French billard cue, equivalent to bille stick ( billet ² ) + -ard -ard

Example Sentences

A man peered out the doorway of a billiard hall.

From Los Angeles Times

A circus, ballroom, arcade, dining hall, billiard room, zoo and ice rink were all available for the public to enjoy before falling into permanent decline.

From BBC

Assume that the billiard is perfect: the walls are perfectly bouncy, there are no other objects on the table, the motion of the ball is frictionless, and so on.

From Science Daily

He gave me a little money—fifty francs, I think, which I lost the same night in a billiard parlor.

From Literature

It was like at the start of a billiard game, when the cue breaks the racked balls with a fiery crack, sending the multicolored striped and solid orbs flying in all directions.

From Los Angeles Times