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, carotenase, carotene
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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
Word Origin for carom
C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola
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