billiard table

American  

noun

1. an oblong table with a slate surface covered by a cloth and enclosed by a raised rim of vulcanized rubber, for use in playing billiards.

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Etymology

Origin of billiard table

First recorded in 1635–45

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billiard table

Built in 2020, the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills feature poolside cabanas, a fire pit terrace and 24-hour community room with a kitchen and a billiard table.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

The result -- see the figure below -- is that the effective size of the billiard table gets smaller and smaller.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

Before us was a 40-hectare expanse of wheat on the neighbouring farm, as evenly green as a billiard table.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2019

So a few days ago, I decided to unfold a pentagonal billiard table and figure out what surface it made.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 5, 2017

Holding it in her right hand, she places her left palm down on the billiard table, over the scattered cards.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern