Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - billiards

Note: The form 'billiard' is used as a modifier. 1. Billiards is a game played on a large table, in which you use a long stick called a cue to hit balls against each other or into pockets around the sides of the table. (BRIT; in AM, use pocket billiards, pool) N-UNCOUNT 2. Billiards is a game played on a large table, in which you use a long stick called a cue to hit balls against each other or against the walls around the sides of the table. (AM) N-UNCOUNT