What is "balkline"

balkline \balkline\ n. 1. line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game.

Syn: baulk line, string line.

alt. baulk line n. baulk line

n. line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game [syn: baulk-line, string line]

Balkline, balk line, balk-line or baulk line may refer to:

• Balkline billiards, a popular form of carom billiards game

• , any of a series of lines drawn on a balkline billiards table defining areas in which only a set number of points may be scored before at least one ball must leave the area

• , a line drawn across a table for snooker, English billiards or British-style pool, defining the baulk area, from which a shot must be taken under certain circumstances (which vary depending on the game type)