pocket billiards
Often referred to simply as 'pool,' 'pocket billiards' is a popular cue sport where the main objective is to deposit balls into pockets on a table.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)A game where players use a cue stick to hit balls into pockets on a rectangular table.
Example
- They spent the evening playing pocket billiards at the local pool hall.
C1Cue Sports
(technical)A category of games including eight-ball, nine-ball, and straight pool, where the objective is to pocket balls into designated pockets.
Example
- Professional pocket billiards tournaments often feature games like nine-ball and eight-ball.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "pocket billiards":
pocket poolcue ballpocket pistolpoke borackpocket callbank shot