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BILLE BLANCHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cue ball
1, record 1, English, cue%20ball
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- white cue ball 1, record 1, English, white%20cue%20ball
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
billiards. The usually white or ivory-colored ball that is stroked with the cue and driven into the object ball. 2, record 1, English, - cue%20ball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cue ball is white in English billiards, carom billiards, pocket billiards and snooker. In English billiards and carom billiards, the other player uses the spot white ball as his cue ball. 3, record 1, English, - cue%20ball
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bille de choc
1, record 1, French, bille%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bille blanche 1, record 1, French, bille%20blanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
bille blanche, c'est-à-dire celle sur laquelle le joueur frappe directement avec sa baguette. 1, record 1, French, - bille%20de%20choc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est facile de concevoir la façon de viser la bille de choc avec la baguette, mais la situation se complique lorsqu'il s'agit de projeter, à l'aide de la bille blanche, une autre bille en un endroit précis. 1, record 1, French, - bille%20de%20choc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La bille de choc est la bille blanche au billard anglais, au billard européen ou billard sans blouse, au billard à blouses et au snooker. Au billard anglais et au billard européen, l'autre joueur utilise la bille blanche marquée de deux petits points de couleur comme bille de choc. 2, record 1, French, - bille%20de%20choc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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