billiard parlour

Thân thiện

A group of friends play a game of pool in a billiard parlour.

Definition

Noun: A billiard parlour is a commercial establishment or a dedicated room containing tables for playing the game of billiards. It is a place where people go to play billiards, often for recreation or sport.

Usage

This term refers specifically to the physical location. It is a compound noun where "billiard" functions as an attributive noun modifying "parlour" (a room or establishment). The spelling "parlor" is also common in American English.

Examples

• We decided to spend the afternoon at the billiard parlour.
• The old billiard parlour downtown has ten full-sized tables.
• He works part-time as an attendant in a billiard parlour.

Advanced Usage

• The term can imply a specific social or recreational atmosphere, often associated with leisure time.
• Historically, billiard parlours were common gathering places, sometimes featured in literature and film as settings for character interaction.

Variants and Related Words

• Billiard parlor (n): The American English spelling variant.
• Billiard hall (n): A synonym, often used for larger establishments.
• Pool hall (n): A very common synonym, though "pool" technically refers to specific pocket billiards games. In casual usage, "pool hall" and "billiard parlour" are often interchangeable.
• Billiards (n): The name of the cue sport itself.
• Parlour (n): A room for receiving guests or a specialized business establishment (e.g., ice cream parlour, beauty parlour).

Synonyms

• Pool hall
• Billiard hall
• Billiard room

Notes

"Billiard parlour" is a fixed compound noun. Its primary meaning is the establishment itself. It does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a room in which billiards is played

Từ đồng nghĩa

• billiard room
• billiard saloon
• billiard parlor
• billiard hall