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billiard ball
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Noun1.billiard ball - ball used in playing billiardsbilliard ball - ball used in playing billiards      
ball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
cue ball - the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue
object ball - the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ball
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billiard ball n → palla da biliardo
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IN the national junior billiards ranking event at Rileys Cueball Club in Derby, Ryan Clark opened with a break of 49 to beat Dan Westwood (King's Lynn) 376-110, while Michael Williams (Hartlepool) knocked in a 31 to beat Christopher Drew (King's Lynn) 248-186.
Ryan treble - at the double; CUE SPORTS by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
The simple fact of the matter is, that the small, glasslike particles of chalk, which cause the friction, are held higher up on the surface on a hard tip so that they will penetrate deeper into the surface of the cueball at impact.
All About Pool Cue Tips by Bob Meucci / Sports and fitness community
His shot selection became increasingly wayward and he took on a lot of difficult shots, often thrashing wildly at the cueball, and missing some attempted pots by almost a foot.
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