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View synonyms for carom
carom
or car·rom
[ kar-uhm ]
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.
carom
/ ˈkærəm /
noun
- billiards Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)cannon
- a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
- the points scored by this
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carom1
C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball ), from Spanish carambola
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Example Sentences
Finally, once I made a great fluke—a carom, followed by most of the balls falling into the pockets.
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He learned to play French carom and pyramid pool,—every thing in fact.
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The pig now lay still, and satisfied that he had killed it, he tried to repeat the carom, but failed.
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The three-ball carom game is the recognized form of American billiards.
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If he does so after making a carom the carom does not count, he forfeits one, and his break is ended.
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