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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
/ ˈ°ìæ°ùÉ™³¾ /
noun
- billiards Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)cannon
- a shot in which the cue ball is caused to contact one object ball after another
- the points scored by this
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of carom1
Example Sentences
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.
This sends atoms of carbon and oxygen from the carbon dioxide caroming across the table with hydrogen atoms from the water.
But as Varlamov went behind the net to play the puck, it took an unexpected bounce and caromed straight into the left post, then popped forward into the crease.
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