object ball
noun
ob·ject ball
ˈäb-jik(t)-,
-(ˌ)jek(t)-
: the ball first struck by the cue ball in pool or billiards
also
: a ball hit by the cue ball
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Also, practicing shooting the cue ball located against the rail with the object ball being anywhere.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
These are played on a pocketless table with three balls — two cue balls and one object ball.
—John Torsiello, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2019
When a sliding cue ball makes contact with an object ball, the two will always separate at an angle of 90 degrees.
—Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2018
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
These are played on a pocketless table with three balls — two cue balls and one object ball.
—John Torsiello, courant.com, 13 Nov. 2019
When a sliding cue ball makes contact with an object ball, the two will always separate at an angle of 90 degrees.
—Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2018
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“Object ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/object%20ball. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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