Baulk-line (Noun)
Meaning
Line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The cue ball was placed behind the baulk-line at the start of the game of snooker.
- Players must place their cue balls behind the baulk-line before breaking in billiards.
- The referee ensured that the cue balls were correctly positioned behind the baulk-line before the match began.
- In some versions of billiards, the baulk-line is not used, and cue balls can be placed anywhere on the table.
- The baulk-line serves as a boundary beyond which cue balls must not cross until the break shot has been played.