Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carom"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carom \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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carom \Car"om\, v. i. (Billiards)
To make a carom.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carom
n 1: a glancing rebound [syn: {ricochet}]
2: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one
object ball and then the other [syn: {cannon}]
v 1: rebound after hitting: "The car caromed off several
lampposts" [syn: {glance}]
2: make a carom, in billiards
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