carom

noun

a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

a glancing rebound

verb

make a carom

rebound after hitting

Roots

carambolacarom- · Spanish · the red ball in billiards

Synonyms for carom

carambole ricochetn cannonn reboundn

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