English Explanatory Dictionary

half-ball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describes a shot where the cue ball and the object ball make contact at a natural 45º angle.

Word forms

half-ball

Etymology

From half- + ball, so called because the view from the cue ball is half eclipsing the object ball.

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