carom

or car·rom

[ kar-uhm ]

/ 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.

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Origin of carom

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

Words nearby carom

Carolingian, Carolinian, Carol Stream, carolus, Carolyn, carom, carom ball, Caroní, Caro's acid, carotene, carotenoid

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How to use carom in a sentence

Rhodes knocked away a pass intended for wide receiver Deebo Samuel, then grabbed the ball on the carom.
Season is unraveling for Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers, who lose a slop-fest to the Colts|Mark Maske|October 25, 2021|Washington Post
Finally, once I made a great fluke—a carom, followed by most of the balls falling into the pockets.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
He learned to play French carom and pyramid pool,—every thing in fact.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
The pig now lay still, and satisfied that he had killed it, he tried to repeat the carom, but failed.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson

The three-ball carom game is the recognized form of American billiards.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
If he does so after making a carom the carom does not count, he forfeits one, and his break is ended.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for carom

carom

/ (ˈkærəm) /

noun

billiards, US and Canadian

a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
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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carom

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