balkline

balk line

also balk·line  (bôk′līn′)

n.

A line parallel to one end of a billiard table, from behind which opening shots with the cue ball are made.

balk•line

(ˈbɔkˌlaɪn)

n.

a straight line drawn across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game.

[1830–40]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

balkline - line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game baulk-line, string line line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area