[ˈbɪljədz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a game for two people, played on a billiard table, in which three balls are struck with cues into pockets round the edge of the table, with points scored by cannons, pocketing an object ball, or cannoning the cue ball into a pocket. In North America the game is known as English billiards
(e.g: guests can play billiards or table tennis)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from French billard, denoting both the game and the cue, diminutive of bille (see billet)