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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Teens usually hang out at the Entertainment Centre, which features air hockey, foosball, ping-pong, billiards, video games, board games, an arcade, and karaoke competitions. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The Police & Fire Championships will bring together thousands of first responders from across the country for competitions in more than 40 sports, also including baseball, track and field, archery, water polo, billiards, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, dodgeball and new additions including Hyrox. Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026 The cozy living room here is accompanied by a full kitchen and a billiards room. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 June 2026 Strike 10 is more like a bowling boulevard, with an expansive bar and food lounge, bowling lanes, mini lanes and billiards (the Hallandale Beach location also has an arcade and a hookah lounge). Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026 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 11 Jun. 2026.

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