carambole
carambole — noun
1. a scoring shot in billiards in which the cue ball hits two object balls one afte
a scoring shot in billiards in which the cue ball hits two object balls one after the other during a single stroke.
Dario scored a perfect carambole by striking both the red and the blue ball.
carambole + by + [method]
The tournament referee at the Osaka Open confirmed the carambole after reviewing the slow-motion replay.
Vinícius spent the afternoon practising carambole angles, trying to hit two distant balls from a single cue-ball strike.
Ping bent over the table and planned a carambole that hit both the red and the blue ball.
Trailing by twelve points, Haruto earned fifteen with a single carambole and won the tournament final.
用法筆記
Often used interchangeably with 'carom' in North American billiards contexts, though 'carambole' is the traditional French-derived term.
常見錯誤
2. a type of carom shot in which the cue ball touches the cushion at least once bef
a type of carom shot in which the cue ball touches the cushion at least once before making contact with either of the two object balls.
Dahlia planned a carambole that would hit the side cushion before the red ball.
carambole + that-clause describing cushion contact
Ziad called the carambole from the far cushion aloud and curved the cue ball around the red into the yellow.
carambole + from + [location] + and + [verb describing path]
Before attempting the tricky shot, Chen asked the referee if a cushion-first carambole would count under tournament rules.
Gabriel watched the cue ball travel across the table for a textbook cushion-first carambole.
- cushion carom
more common English term for the same shot
- bank carom
used when the cue ball contacts a cushion before completing the carom, especially in pocket billiards
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (CAROM SHOT IN BILLIARDS): this sense specifically requires the cue ball to contact a cushion before the two object balls. In some rule sets, a carambole without prior cushion contact is also valid.
carambole — verb
- carambolepresent simple I / you / we / they
- caramboles3rd person singular
- caramboling-ing form
- caramboledpast simple
1. (of a ball) to strike a surface or another ball and then bounce away, especially
(of a ball) to strike a surface or another ball and then bounce away, especially in billiards where the cue ball hits two object balls in one shot.
Kim made the cue ball carambole off the red and into the blue for two points.
make + [ball] + carambole + off + [ball] + into + [ball]
Minho watched the cue ball carambole from cushion to cushion before stopping.
carambole + from + [cushion] + to + [cushion]
Hiroshi watched the cue ball carambole twice along the rail before tapping the yellow ball.
Lucas tried to make the ball carambole off the far cushion back into play.
Ayana saw the ball carambole across the table and knock over the blue ball.
文法句型
carambole + off/from + [surface]
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in billiards contexts. Outside billiards, the synonym 'carom' or 'ricochet' is preferred when describing balls bouncing off surfaces.