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A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.

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  1. n. A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.
  2. v. i. To make a carom.
  3. n. a glancing rebound
  4. n. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
  5. v. rebound after hitting
  6. v. make a carom
  7. A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. In England it is called cannon. To make a carom.
  8. A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contactwith two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more ballswith the player's ball. In England it is called cannon.
  9. n:29/v:71 n. a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other v. rebound after hitting v. make a carom