Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - billiards
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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 ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle French billard billiard cue, ~, from bille wooden stick, log — more at billet Date: 1580 any of several games played on an oblong table by driving small balls against one another or into pockets with a cue; specifically a game in which one scores by causing a cue ball to hit in succession two object balls — compare pool ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a game played on an oblong cloth-covered table, with three balls struck with cues into pockets round the edge of the table. 2 (billiard) (in comb.) used in billiards (billiard-ball; billiard-table). Etymology: orig. pl., f. F billard billiards, cue, dimin. of bille log: see BILLET(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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