maximum break

noun

The highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break starts with a free ball), achieved by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks and then the six colours in order.

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Meanings

nounmaximum break (plural maximum breaks)

plural maximum breaks

  1. ball gamesThe highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break starts with a free ball), achieved by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks and then the six colours in order.

    Synonyms: 147

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break starts with a free ball), achieved by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks and then the six colours in order.

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Translations

Finnish maksimibreikki
  • maksimibreikki147 in snooker
French break maximum, break royal
  • break maximum147 in snooker
  • break royal147 in snooker
Russian максима́льный брейк, наивысший брейк
  • максима́льный брейк (maksimálʹnyj brejk)147 in snooker
  • наивысший брейк (naivysšij brejk)147 in snooker
Swedish maximumbreak
  • maximumbreak147 in snooker
Cite this entry
APA

maximum break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximum%20break

MLA

“maximum break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximum%20break. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maximum break,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximum%20break.

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