balkline

noun

balk·​line ˈbȯ-ˌklīn 

1

: a line across a billiard table near one end behind which the cue balls are placed in making opening shots

2

a

: one of four lines parallel to the cushions of a billiard table dividing it into nine compartments

b

: a billiards game that sets restrictions in scoring caroms according to these lines

Examples of balkline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The main carom billiards games are straight rail, balkline and especially three cushion billiards. — John Torsiello, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for balkline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline