carom Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a glancing rebound
    ricochet.
  2. noun a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
    cannon.
  3. verb rebound after hitting
    • The car caromed off several lampposts
  4. verb make a carom

WordNet

Car"om noun
Etymology
Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom, carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.
Definitions
  1. (Billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.
Car"om intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Billiards) To make a carom.

Webster 1913