anchor space

noun

In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 × 3½ inches, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.

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Meanings

nounanchor space (plural anchor spaces)

plural anchor spaces

  1. ball gamesIn the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 × 3½ inches, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.
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“anchor space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchor%20space. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchor space,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchor%20space.

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