Meaning & Definition of word "Billiards"

Billiards

/ˈbɪljərdz/

1. A game played on a rectangular table covered with a cloth, with six pockets along the sides and corners, where players use a cue to strike a white ball, aiming to hit other balls into the pockets.
- Example: We spent the evening playing billiards at the local club.
2. The collective term for several cue sports, including pool, snooker, and straight billiards.
- Example: He is a skilled player in various forms of billiards, including snooker and eight-ball.
3. A game played with three balls on a table without pockets, where players score points by hitting the balls in specific ways.
- Example: In the championship, she excelled in the three-ball billiards variant.

Derived from Middle French 'billard' which means 'a cue' referring to the cue used in the game.

playing billiards:

Engaging in the game of billiards.

billiard hall:

A place where billiards and other cue sports are played.

on the billiard table:

Referring to the surface where billiards is played.

cue:

A long, tapered stick used to strike the balls in billiards.

table:

The flat, rectangular surface on which billiards is played.

ball:

The spherical objects used in billiards which players strike with the cue.

Meaning: Pocket billiards

Example Sentence: Let's head to the bar for some pocket billiards.

Meaning: Breaking

Example Sentence: He made a great break on the billiards table.