pool table

American  

noun

1. a billiard table with six pockets, on which pool is played.

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pool table British  

noun

1. a billiard table on which pool is played

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Etymology

Origin of pool table

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Back at the Calderwood Inn, Alexandra, 28, is at the pool table with her fiancé Andrew, 26.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The grand living room has a double-height ceiling, arched windows, French doors, robin’s-egg blue wall, a purple tufted bar, and a pink, lavender, and fuchsia pool table.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

Still, I was amazed to see that the Chicken Box, a dive bar with live music and a pool table had survived.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

On one side of the basement, they built a new theater room with a bar and a pool table.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

I remember that you were a fairly good pool player and I can picture you quite clearly in the Company day room at the pool table.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote