pool table

A six-pocket billiards table on which pool is played.

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pool table

(Billiards & Snooker) a billiard table on which pool is played

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Noun

pool table - game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played

billiard table, snooker table

game equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game

pocket - an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"

balk, baulk - the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

Translations

biljardbord

pool table

n → Billardtisch m

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