Line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. baulk line n. baulk line

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

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.