Carom

(noun.) a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other.

(verb.) make a carom.

(verb.) rebound after hitting; 'The car caromed off several lampposts'.

坎迪编辑

• Carom and pocket billiards are so different that either they must be played on separate tables, or else the rails are so constructed as to be interchangeable. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• We came near making a carom sometimes, but not the one we were trying to make. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• A highly resilient structure is given the cushion for the pocket table, and one less so for the carom. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• These, however, never perfectly fit at the cushion joints, consequently carom play at those points is out of the question. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• At first only the 6 x 12 English pocket tables were made--later the small French carom tables were built. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Carom tables have no pockets. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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