Meaning of CAROM
| Pronunciation: | | 'karum
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- [n] a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- [n] a glancing rebound
- [v] make a carom, in billiards
- [v] rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"
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| | Synonyms: | | cannon, glance, ricochet |
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| | See Also: | | backlash, billiards, bounce, bound, pocket billiards, pool, rebound, rebound, recoil, recoil, repercussion, resile, reverberate, ricochet, shoot, shot, spring, stroke, take a hop | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Car"om\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom,
carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.]
(Billiards)
A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact
with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more
balls with the player's ball. In England it is called
{cannon}.
\Car"om\, v. i. (Billiards)
To make a carom.
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