Billiard ploy (5 letters)

{ Answer }

CAROM

{ Related Clues }

Bank
Glance
Rebound
Ricochet
Bank shot
Billiard shot
Billiards bounce
Billiards shot
Bounce back
Bounce off
Have a reflection?
Hit and rebound
Kind of shot
Mosconi ploy
Mosconi shot
Pool ploy
Pool shot
Rebound shot
Two strikes?
Off-the-wall play
Pool-table maneuver
It may be off the wall

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer CAROM is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CAROM as a noun:

1. (ricochet, carom) = a glancing rebound

2. (carom, cannon) = a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other

CAROM as a verb:

1. (carom, glance) = rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"

2. make a carom