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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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A thrown ball that hits the side wall, the front wall, the court, then goes into the screen.
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a glancing rebound
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a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
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rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"
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When the puck rebounds off the boards or any other object
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Any shot where the cueball strikes at least two object balls before coming to rest.
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A term describing the glancing of one ball off another.
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a carom shot is when the object ball caroms (touches or kisses) one or more other balls on its way to the pocket. Note that there is a subtle distinction between caroms, billiards, and combinations.
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a rebound of the puck off the boards or any other object.
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