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billar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • billiards noun A cue sport played on a table with balls that are struck to score points, in various forms such as pool and snooker.
  • snooker noun A cue sport played on a large table with 22 balls, popular in the UK and Commonwealth.

Senses

billar is used for these senses in English:

  • billiards (games, British) A two-player cue sport played with two cue balls and one red ball, on a snooker sized table.
  • snooker A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

snooker — full definition

  1. noun A cue sport played on a large table with 22 balls, popular in the UK and Commonwealth.
  2. noun A position in the game where a player cannot hit the target ball directly.
  3. verb To trick or trap someone in a difficult position.