carambole

C3A1R1A1M3B3O1L1E1

verb

To play a carom shot.

Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nouncarambole (plural caramboles)

plural caramboles

  1. archaicArchaic form of carambola (“star fruit”).
verbcarambole (third-person singular simple present caramboles, present participle caramboling, simple past and past participle caramboled)

present singular third person caramboles · participle present caramboling · participle past caramboled · past caramboled

  1. archaicTo play a carom shot.

    If the player holes the red ball, he scores three, and upon holing his adversary's ball, he gains two; and thus it frequently happens, that seven are got upon a single stroke, by caramboling and holing both balls.

    1799, Sporting Magazine, volume 13, page 49

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carom billiards
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APA

carambole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carambole

MLA

“carambole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carambole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carambole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carambole.

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