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maximum break

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.

Noun

maximum break (plural maximum breaks)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    147

Synonyms of maximum break

Forms of maximum break

pluralmaximum breaks

Questions about maximum break

What does maximum break mean?
Maximum break means 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.
What part of speech is maximum break?
Maximum break is a noun.
What is the plural of maximum break?
The plural of maximum break is maximum breaks.

Words near maximum break in the dictionary

  1. maximon
  2. maximons
  3. maxims
  4. maximum
  5. maximum attack
  6. maximum break
  7. maximum breaks
  8. maximum card
  9. maximum cards
  10. maximum cut
  11. maximum cuts

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