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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The land was as flat as a billiard table and stretched for miles in every direction. — Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 Elsewhere on the main level is a quiet library, an art gallery with a piano, a movie theater with a billiards table, a 1,000-bottle wine cellar, a stylish mud/boot room, and an orangery. — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025 The luxury villa boasts five bedrooms (each with en-suite bathrooms), a loft space that includes five additional beds, a pool, hot tub, steam room, gym, billiards table, home theater and meeting spaces. — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Feb. 2025 Now proprietors are going after adults with concepts like Holey Moley and Punch Bowl Social, which combines eating and drinking with nostalgic amusements such as billiards, bowling, darts and arcade games. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for billiard

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First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of billiard was in 1580

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