balkline

balk line

also balk·line B0041900 (bôk′līn′)n. A line parallel to one end of a billiard table, from behind which opening shots with the cue ball are made.

balk•line

(ˈbɔkˌlaɪn)

n. a straight line drawn across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game. [1830–40]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.balkline - line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a gamebaulk-line, string lineline - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area