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BILLIARD GAME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- billiards
1, record 1, English, billiards
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- billiard game 2, record 1, English, billiard%20game
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of several games played on a rectangular table with or without pockets by driving small balls against one another or into the pockets at the sides of the table with a cue. 3, record 1, English, - billiards
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In American use, the term often refers to carom billiards as distinguished from pocket billiards. There are 4 major forms of billiards: English billiards, pocket billiards, carom billiards, and snooker, each having individual variations. In each game the player strikes only the cue ball with the cue driving the cue ball into one or more of the object balls. 3, record 1, English, - billiards
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- billard
1, record 1, French, billard
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- jeu de billard 2, record 1, French, jeu%20de%20billard
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'un des jeux qui se jouent sur table rectangulaire avec ou sans blouses, et qui consistent à frapper, au moyen de baguettes (ou queues), des billes les unes contre les autres afin de les empocher ou de réussir un carambolage. 3, record 1, French, - billard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Québec, le terme "billard" est aussi utilisé comme synonyme de carambolage. 2, record 1, French, - billard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les quatre principales formes de jeu sont le billard anglais, le billard américain, le carambolage ou billard européen et le snooker, chacun comptant des variantes. 3, record 1, French, - billard
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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