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winning hazard

winning hazard noun: when one's cue ball strikes some other ball and causes that other ball to sink into a pocket. If the sunken ball is the red ball then one scores three points, but if the sunken ball is the other player's cue ball then one scores two points.

Noun

winning hazard (plural winning hazards)

  1. (English) When one's cue ball strikes some other ball and causes that other ball to sink into a pocket. If the sunken ball is the red ball then one scores three points, but if the sunken ball is the other player's cue ball then one scores two points.
    Synonyms:
    pot

Synonyms of winning hazard

Forms of winning hazard

pluralwinning hazards

Questions about winning hazard

What does winning hazard mean?
Winning hazard means when one's cue ball strikes some other ball and causes that other ball to sink into a pocket. If the sunken ball is the red ball then one scores three points, but if the sunken ball is the other player's cue ball then one scores two points.
What part of speech is winning hazard?
Winning hazard is a noun.
What is the plural of winning hazard?
The plural of winning hazard is winning hazards.

Words near winning hazard in the dictionary

  1. winning back
  2. winning big
  3. winning by a nose
  4. winning hand
  5. winning hands
  6. winning hazard
  7. winning hazards
  8. winning is a great deodorant
  9. winning mentalities
  10. winning one for the Gipper
  11. winning one's spurs

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