pocket billiards

American  

noun

1. pool.

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pocket billiards British  

noun

1. another name for pool 2

2. any game played on a table in which the object is to pocket the balls, esp snooker and pool

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Etymology

Origin of pocket billiards

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

“It is my plan that we lift bass fishing up to public par with golf, bowling and pocket billiards,” he wrote in the first issue.

From New York Times

In another “Twilight Zone” episode, titled “A Game of Pool,” Jonathan Winters is the late Fats Brown, the greatest pocket billiards player who ever lived.

From Washington Post

In the basement of his Portage home, he shoots pocket billiards with ease, explaining how and why to set up each shot.

From Washington Times

There will be more than 60 competitions, ranging from the traditional — track and field, boxing, ice hockey and archery — to the less-traditional angling, paintball and pocket billiards.

From Washington Times

You wouldn’t tolerate that if we were choosing who should go first in a game of pocket billiards, but in medicine, it’s accepted as the norm.

From New York Times