English

A billiard table fitted with pockets for pool.

Noun

billiard table ‎(plural billiard tables)

1. (sports, billiards, snooker) A heavy felt-covered table fitted with six pockets along the perimeter used in the games of pool, billiards or snooker.

Usage notes

• In a pool table the potted balls are either retained or returned to one end. In the table used for snooker or billiards the potted balls remain in a net attached to each pocket.

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