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carom
[kar-uhm]
noun
Billiards, Pool.a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.
verb (used without object)
to make a carom.
to strike and rebound.
carom
/ ˈæə /
noun
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon.billiards
a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
the points scored by this
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carom1
Example Sentences
If in some ways “The Waterfront” feels assembled off the shelf, there’s enough activity that some viewers, possibly a lot of them, will dig in just to see how this thing caroms into that.
It carried to the foul pole, struck it, then caromed back onto the field.
LAFC’s rebuilt midfield struggled to slow Minnesota’s speedy attackers in the early going but was bailed out when Kelvin Yeboah’s left-footed shot struck the right post and caromed across the goalmouth in the 13th minute.
The ensuing free kick from the 20-yard line was made off the ground, not on a tee, and the ball caromed laterally out of bounds without touching a player, resulting in a five-yard penalty.
Matt Chapman walked on a full-count fastball that caromed off catcher Smith’s glove for a passed ball that allowed Wade to score for a 1-0 Giants lead.
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