balkline

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A form of balkline billiards — A cue sport played on a large, pocketless table where players score points by making their cue ball touch both object balls in a single stroke, restricted by lines drawn on the cloth.

Similar
baulk-linestring line
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Meanings

nounbalkline (plural balklines)

plural balklines

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of balkline billiards.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of baulk line.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounline across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game

Similar
baulk-linestring line
Broader
line

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From balk + line.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

balkline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balkline

MLA

“balkline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balkline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balkline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balkline.

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