1
a
: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls
b
: a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket compare combination shot
2
: a rebounding especially at an angle
caromed; caroming; caroms
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Verb
a ball caromed off the wall
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Clang made several saves, while the Gulls defenders in front of him contributed by getting in front of pucks and helping clear the types of rebounds and caroms that can lead to multiple scoring chances.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
No, the wind patterns won’t be the same and no, the ball won’t carom off a chain-link fence like it would against the brick arcade in San Francisco.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Because as Bam Adebayo attacked a second-quarter offensive rebound with seemingly nothing but open air space toward the rim, teammate Kel’el Ware had similar thoughts of contesting that same carom of that Davion Mitchell errant attempt.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Clang made several saves, while the Gulls defenders in front of him contributed by getting in front of pucks and helping clear the types of rebounds and caroms that can lead to multiple scoring chances.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
Carl Grundstrom, who was a healthy scratch the previous two games, returned to the lineup and snapped a 13-game scoring drought when his shot caromed of the skate of Washington defenseman Jakob Chychrun to give the Flyers a two-goal lead in the second period.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
No, the wind patterns won’t be the same and no, the ball won’t carom off a chain-link fence like it would against the brick arcade in San Francisco.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Carom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carom. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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carom
1 of 2 noun
car·om
ˈkar-əm 
: a rebounding especially at an angle
carom
2 of 2 verb
: to strike and rebound at an angle
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