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carom

Or ·dz

[kar-uhm]

noun

  1. Billiards, Pool.a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.

  2. any strike and rebound, as a ball striking a wall and glancing off.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a carom.

  2. to strike and rebound.

carom

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cannon.billiards

    1. a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another

    2. the points scored by this

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carom1

1770–80; by false analysis of carambole (taken as carom ball ) < French < Spanish carambola, special use of fruit name; carambola
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of carom1

C18: from earlier carambole (taken as carom ball ), from Spanish carambola
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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.

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It carried to the foul pole, struck it, then caromed back onto the field.

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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.

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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.

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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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