Meaning
A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
From French billard with the insertion of the second i and orthographic representation of the French palatalized /j/ sound, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“large tree, tree trunk”)), from Proto-Celtic *belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yos (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: