cue ball

noun

: the ball a player strikes with the cue in billiards and pool

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Similar to pool, snooker is played by striking the cue ball to pot other balls in a correct sequence, according to the BBC. Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026 Jude then went on to become the youngest person to make a pool bank shot, in which the cue ball is hit off one or more rails before potting a ball, at the age of 2 years, 302 days. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026 Its gated shifter, topped with a solid metal cue ball right out of a high school machine shop, feels perfect. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025 Going back to the billiard ball analogy, imagine replacing the billiard balls with bowling balls and the cue ball with a ping-pong ball. Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cue ball

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cue ball was in 1881

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cue ball

noun
: the ball a player strikes with the cue in billiards or pool
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