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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.


Etymology

Origin of billiard table

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

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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

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

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2022

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

I turned the page and scanned past ads for saddlemakers, health tonics, even a billiard table.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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