billiard

noun

bil·​liard ˈbi(l)-yərd How to pronounce billiard (audio)
used as an attributive form of billiards
a billiard ball

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Female tortoises typically lay 2-20 eggs about the size of billiard balls in a hole, the zoo said, and Mommy laid 16 eggs in November. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 True to its sports bar DNA, the space boasts massive TVs (including one spanning the bar) and plenty of billiards and other games. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025 The main stand contained a billiards room, a plunge bath, a massage room, a gymnasium and a referee’s room. Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025 The land was as flat as a billiard table and stretched for miles in every direction. Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for billiard

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of billiard was in 1580

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“Billiard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billiard. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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