Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

losing hazard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
los-ing -haz-ard
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where one's cue ball bounces off another ball and then sinks into a pocket. If the ball bounced off is the red ball, then three points are scored; but if it is the opponent's cue ball, then two points are scored.

Inflected Forms

losing hazards (plural)

Phrases

winning hazard

Frequently Paired Words

winning hazard cannon

Synonyms

in-off

Questions

What does losing hazard mean?
The situation where one's cue ball bounces off another ball and then sinks into a pocket. If the ball bounced off is the red ball, then three points are scored; but if it is the opponent's cue ball, then two points are scored.

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