carom

• Nom désignant un ricochet, ou en billard, un coup où la bille du joueur touche une première bille puis une seconde.

A noun referring to a glancing rebound or a shot in billiards where the cue ball contacts one object ball and then another.

1. Glancing reboundC1formalamericansport

   A rebound or bounce off a surface at an angle, often used in sports or physics.

   rebond oblique

   • The ball took a carom off the wall and went into the goal.
   • The carom of the stone off the cliff surprised the hikers.
   • He scored with a carom off the defender's skate.

   Synonymesbouncereboundricochet

2. Billiards shotC1formalamericansport

   A shot in billiards or pool where the cue ball strikes one object ball and then another.

   Carambole

   • He executed a perfect carom to sink both balls.
   • The player practiced the carom shot for hours.
   • A carom requires precise angle calculation.

   Synonymescannon

• Verbe signifiant heurter et rebondir, souvent utilisé au billard ou pour décrire un impact oblique et glissant.

A verb meaning to strike and rebound, typically used in billiards or describing a glancing impact.

1. Rebound after hittingB2formalamerican

   To strike and bounce off a surface, often changing direction.

   Ricochèter

   • The ball caromed off the wall and rolled into the street.
   • The bullet caromed off the metal railing.
   • The puck caromed off the goalpost and into the net.

   Synonymesbounceglancereboundricochet

2. Make a caromC1formalamerican

   In billiards or pool, to strike two balls with one shot, or to bounce off one ball to hit another.

   Faire un carambolage

   • He caromed the cue ball off the eight ball to sink the nine.
   • The player caromed his shot perfectly to pocket both balls.
   • She caromed the ball off the cushion to avoid a foul.

   Synonymescannon