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BILLIARD [1 record]

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Record 1 1984-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
DEF

A shot in carom billiards in which the cue ball rebounds from one object ball into another with or without having struck a cushion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
DEF

se dit lorsque la bille de choc heurte une première bille avant d'aller frapper la bille voulue. Le carambolage constitue la base du billard européen.

OBS

Au Québec on emploie plutôt le terme "billard" comme équivalent.

Spanish

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