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carom

or car·rom

[ kar-uh m ]
/ ˈkær əm /
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noun

Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.

verb (used without object)

to make a carom.
to strike and rebound.

Words related to carom

glance, skim, ricochet, strike, bump, rebound, graze

Words nearby carom

caroline of brunswick, carolingian, carolinian, carolus, carolyn, carom, carom ball, caroní, carotenase, carotene, carotenemia

Origin of carom

1770–80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball) < French < Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; see carambola
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British Dictionary definitions for carom

carom
/ (ˈkærəm) /

noun

billiards, US and Canadian
  1. a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
  2. the points scored by this
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon

Word Origin for carom

C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola
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