I. ˈker-əm, ˈka-rəm noun
Etymology: by shortening & alteration from obsolete carambole, from Spanish carambola
Date: 1779
1.
a. : a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls
b. : a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket — compare combination shot
2. : a rebounding especially at an angle
II. intransitive verb
Date: 1860
1. : to strike and rebound : glance
the car carom ed off a tree
2. : to make a carom
3. : to proceed by or as if by caroms
carom from city to city