billiards

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɪlɪədz/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈbɪl.jɚdz/

Noun

billiards (uncountable)

1. (games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.

   Synonyms: pool#English-Q11020|pool

2. (games, US) The collective noun for games played on a tabletop, usually with several balls, one or more of which is hit by a cue.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:cue sport

Translations

• French: billards
• German: Karambolagen, Billard
• Italian: biliardi
• Portuguese: bilhar
• Russian: билья́рд
• Spanish: billar

Noun

1. plural form of billiard

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