BILLIARDS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The word billiards refers to any of various games played on a cloth-topped, cushion-railed rectangular table by driving small, hard balls against one another or into pockets, with a long stick called a cue
BILLIARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary used in or relating to billiards (= a game played by two people on a table covered in green cloth, in which a long stick is used to hit balls into pockets around the table):
Billiards | Definition, Games, Rules, Facts | Britannica Billiards, any of various games played on a rectangular table with a designated number of small balls and a long stick called a cue The most notable of the games are carom, or French, billiards; English billiards; snooker; and pocket billiards, or pool
Billiard - Wikipedia Billiards: cue sports in general; the term "billiards" by itself is also sometimes used to refer to any of the following more specifically: Carom billiards (also known as French billiards), games in general (a chiefly non-British usage)
Billiards - definition of billiards by The Free Dictionary 1 A game played on a rectangular cloth-covered table with raised cushioned edges, in which a cue is used to hit three small, hard balls against one another or the side cushions of the table 2 One of several similar games, such as pool
Glossary of Billiard Terms - Billiards. com, Inc (General) Procedures used, not involving billiard skills, to determine starting player or order of play Common methods used are flipping coins, drawing straws, drawing cards, or drawing peas or pills