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

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

“I’ll walk into a random bar in Koreatown, and there’s a pool table, and a bunch of older men are playing. You walk in, and they assume you’ll be bad at it,” says Max.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

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

Plus, you can use track lights to illuminate a pool table, kitchen island, artwork or anything you’d like to draw attention to.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

We danced to a second song, and when we sat down again on the stools facing the pool table, our backs against the bar, he slid his arm behind me.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls