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

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily

There are barracks, warehouses and instruments of recreation, including another chessboard and billiard table, but also scenes of what seem like military training.

From New York Times

The regiment’s 16 companies each hired top architects to create elegant mahogany man caves with cigar lounges, lockers, libraries and billiard tables.

From New York Times

He pointed instead to the new karaoke disco light, the billiard table and exercise bikes.

From New York Times

“It’s not physics. It doesn’t happen on a billiard table.”

From Science Magazine