carambole
Meanings
Noun
1. star fruit
2. red (ball) (dated, billiards)
3. French billiards (by extension, dated)
4. cannon (billiards, dated)
Examples2
Les caramboles sont-elles mûres ?
Are the star fruits ripe?
Il a raté son coup de peu ; il est passé à deux millimètres de la carambole.
He just missed the shot; he missed the red ball by two millimeters.