bilhar — meaning in English

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.
• pool noun A small body of still water, or a purpose-built structure for swimming.

Senses

bilhar 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.
• pool (sport) A cue sport played on a pool table. There are 15 balls, 7 of one colour or solids, 7 of another color or stripes, and the black ball (also called the 8 ball). A player must pocket all their own colour balls and then the black ball in order to win.

pool — full definition

1. noun A small body of still water, or a purpose-built structure for swimming.
2. noun A shared supply of money, resources, or people available for a common purpose.
3. verb To combine resources or money for a shared purpose.
4. noun A cue sport played on a table with 15 numbered balls, popular in bars and clubs.

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