bil ‧ liards /ˈbɪljədz $ -ərdz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: billard '(stick used in) billiards' , from bille 'piece of wood, stick' ]
a game played on a cloth-covered table in which balls are hit with a ↑ cue (=a long stick) against each other and into pockets at the edge of the table ⇨ pool , snooker
—billiard adjective [only before noun] :
a billiard table