chinese snooker
chinese snooker is the alternative spelling of Chinese snooker.
Noun capitalized: Chinese snooker
Chinese snooker (plural Chinese snookers)
- A reverse snooker position where the cue ball is in front of, rather than behind, a ball that is not on, making the shot very difficult because the bridge is hampered and the cueing angle is unnaturally high.
- His white came back down the table in the orthodox fashion and rested up against the green ball in a Chinese snooker.1991, Michael Curtin, The plastic tomato cutter
- ...in snooker a 'Chinese snooker' is the action of leaving the cue-ball, not behind a coloured ball as with a normal snooker, but in front of one and almost touching it...1998, Pamela Siew Im Ong, One man's will: a portrait of Dato' Sir Onn bin Ja'afar
Forms of chinese snooker
| plural | chinese snookers |
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| plural | Chinese snookers |
Questions about chinese snooker
- What does chinese snooker mean?
- Chinese snooker means a reverse snooker position where the cue ball is in front of, rather than behind, a ball that is not on, making the shot very difficult because the bridge is hampered and the cueing angle is unnaturally high.
- What is chinese snooker the alternative spelling of?
- Chinese snooker is the alternative spelling of Chinese snooker.
- What part of speech is chinese snooker?
- Chinese snooker is a noun.
- What is the plural of chinese snooker?
- The plural of chinese snooker is chinese snookers.
Words near chinese snooker in the dictionary
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