Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 257. Chapters: Multi-sport event, World cup competition, Bundesliga, Mercy rule, Sportsperson, Glossary of cue sports terms, Local derby, Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, List of world championships, Dynasty, Perfect season, Winning streak, Fight song, Glossary of bicycling, Third jersey, Throwback uniform, Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting, Cinderella, Playoff format, Promotion and relegation, Wild card, One-game playoff, Blackout, Expansion team, National sport, Professional sports league organization, List of sports terms named after people, Drought, Exhibition game, Farm team, Underdog, Handicapping, List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth, Cantera, Clutch, Undrafted sportsperson, Glossary of archery terms, Sports rating system, Restricted free agent, Three-peat, Team sport, VO2 max, Hors catégorie, Third place playoff, Sports club, Contact sport, Shaughnessy playoff system, Gold medal, Trade, Page playoff system, Card stunt, Trampolining terms, Redshirt, Traveling team, Tiebreaker, Huddle, Throw-in, Ring announcer, Franchise player, Debenture, Hitting the wall, Sports commentator, League table, Training effect, Dispersal draft, Personal seat license, Elite Eight, Varsity letter, Cooper test, Semi-professional, Lucky loser, Bye, Injured reserve list, Wilks Coefficient, Games behind, Man of the match, Hungarian system, Final four, Carbohydrate loading, Walkover, Goaltending, Telegraphing, Pro-am, Bronze medal, Beginner's luck, Winger, National championship, Whitewash, Powderpuff, Pitch, Hospital pass, Replay, Silver medal, Minor premiership, Stadium anthem, Athletic sports, Sweet spot, Free substitution, Sports ticket derivative, Scratch team, Big-ways, Rebound, Realignment, Parity, Division, All-star, Club seating, Press box, Moral victory, Vert, Sporting colours, Playing field, Varsity team, Foul, Roster, Dead rubber, Riseball, Bench, Stat padding, Safeword, Offense, Serpentine system, Technical time-out, Circle of Death, Grind, Hearties, Representative side, Line call, Prospect, True freshman, Falcon, Competition number, Pick-up game, Benefit, Blue chip, No goal, Continental championship, Singapi, Pocket schedule, Attacker, Regionalliga Nord, Give-and-go, Flat butt, Regionalliga West, Regionalliga Süd, Sucker tracks, Cardio, Nap hand, Selector, Most Improved Player. Excerpt: The following is a glossary of traditional English-language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: pool (pocket billiards), which denotes a host of games played on a table with six , carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a table without pockets, and snooker, played on a large pocket table, and which has a sport culture unto itself distinct from pool. There are also hybrid pocket/carom games such as English billiards. Definitions and language The term " is sometimes used to refer to all of the cue sports, to a specific class of them, or to specific ones such as English billiards, this article uses the term in its most generic sense unless otherwise noted. The labels "British" and "UK" as applied to entries in this glossary refer to terms originating in the UK and also used in countries that were fairly recently part of the British Empire and/or are part of the Commonwealth of Nations, as opposed to US (and, often, Canadian) terminology. The terms "American" or "US" as applied here refer generally to Nort...