carom
or car·rom
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.
to make a carom.
to strike and rebound.
Origin of carom
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How to use carom in a sentence
I watched in awe as he virtually caromed off the walls of the classrooms and hallways.
Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve's Epic Friendship and the Greatest Williams Story Ever Told | Marlow Stern | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Infiniti suddenly backed up into the radio cars then caromed forward into a turn.
In Months Before Wild Capitol Scene, Miriam Carey Battled Psychosis | Michael Daly | October 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSteel balls caromed around the table as the player massaged, tickled, pressed, and slammed the flipper buttons.
Paris Cafes Lose Their Pinball Machines, as Numbers Dwindle | Solène Cressant | July 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe little pliers caromed from the brace above him and sailed out toward the motor, beyond the ship.
Tight Squeeze | Dean Charles IngThen wheeling away he staggered into the forest; he reeled in his gait, crashed through bushes and caromed off trees.
The Devil in Iron | Robert E. Howard
Moving slowly away, he caromed against two people who were turning out from the pavement to cross the street.
The Turmoil | Booth TarkingtonThe car was a museum piece, and as Warble caromed into its cushions she felt that her lines had fallen in pleasant places.
Ptomaine Street | Carolyn WellsOne shell “caromed” over three of the men, who were sleeping side by side, touching the very blanket that was over them.
From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign | William Meade Dame
British Dictionary definitions for carom
/ (ˈkærəm) /
billiards, US and Canadian : 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
Origin of carom
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