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losing hazard

losing hazard noun: the situation where one's cue ball bounces off another ball and then sinks into a pocket. If the ball bounced off is the red ball, then three points are scored; but if it is the opponent's cue ball, then two points are scored.

Noun

losing hazard (plural losing hazards)

  1. (English) The situation where one's cue ball bounces off another ball and then sinks into a pocket. If the ball bounced off is the red ball, then three points are scored; but if it is the opponent's cue ball, then two points are scored.
    Synonyms:
    in-off

Synonyms of losing hazard

Forms of losing hazard

plurallosing hazards

Questions about losing hazard

What does losing hazard mean?
Losing hazard means the situation where one's cue ball bounces off another ball and then sinks into a pocket. If the ball bounced off is the red ball, then three points are scored; but if it is the opponent's cue ball, then two points are scored.
What part of speech is losing hazard?
Losing hazard is a noun.
What is the plural of losing hazard?
The plural of losing hazard is losing hazards.

Words near losing hazard in the dictionary

  1. losing caste
  2. losing control
  3. losing count
  4. losing face
  5. losing ground
  6. losing hazard
  7. losing hazards
  8. losing heart
  9. losing it
  10. losing line
  11. losing lines

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