Billiard Terminology

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Action - When a billiard game is played with some money involved.

Ahead Session - a billiard match in which a player must win a predetermined number of games over the playing opponent.

Air barrel - A billiard cliché when a losing player calls for a last money game even knowing the fact he/she already ran out of money.

Angle Shot - a.k.a cut shot. A billiard on an object ball that includes some angle.

Bad hit - a situation when the cue did not hit the designated object ball that results into a foul.

Ball in hand - a billiard rule that allows an incoming player to place the cue ball anywhere on the table after foul is committed by playing opponent.

Bank Shot - a billiard shot where the object ball hits one or more rails before going into the pocket.

Behind the Line - a situation in which a ball is located within the area bounded by the head string and head rail.

Billiard - a billiard shot in which the cue ball glances off the designated object ball and pocketing a different object ball.

Break - The opening shot of every new game. The object balls are racked together.

Bridge - The use of hand or mechanical bridge to hold the shaft end of a cue in place during a billiard shot.

Bridge hand - The hand that is used for bridging.

Busted - used to describe a player who lost all the money.

Butt - in a two-piece billiard stick, this is the half where you can find the handle wrap.