a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
b.
the points scored by this
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon
Word origin
C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball), from Spanish carambola
carom in American English
(ˈkærəm)
noun
1. Billiards
any shot in which the cue ball bounces off a cushion or an object ball; specif., such a shot that successively hits the two object balls, giving the shooter a score in most games
2. US
a hitting and rebounding, as of a ball struck against a wall
verb intransitive US
3.
to make a carom
4.
to hit and rebound
Word origin
< Fr carambole < Sp carambola; orig., kind of fruit < Malay karambil