carom billiards
carom billiards — noun
1. a billiards game played on a table without pockets, using three balls. A player
a billiards game played on a table without pockets, using three balls. A player scores by making the cue ball hit one object ball and then rebound into the other.
Sivan scored six straight carom billiards points by bouncing the cue ball from the red into the yellow.
bouncing the cue ball from the red into the yellow — illustrates the carom scoring action
Michael leaned over the pocketless table and lined up his carom billiards shot.
carom billiards shot — the game name used as a modifier
Haruto's cue ball caromed off the red and struck the yellow — a clean three-point shot in carom billiards.
Sade watched the old-timers play carom billiards on the pocketless table, the cue ball caroming from red to yellow.
The Brussels carom billiards tournament drew players from twelve nations, every match played on a pocketless table.
- carom
shorter form used informally among players; can also refer to the shot itself
- French billiards
older term, now less common