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losing hazard. — See under hazard (def. 8) … Useful english dictionary
losing hazard — noun : the pocketing of the cue ball after it strikes an object ball in English billiards … Useful english dictionary
Hazard — Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance played … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hazard table — Hazard Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hazard — hazardable, adj. hazarder, n. hazardless, adj. /haz euhrd/, n. 1. an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards. 2. something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty: the many hazards of… … Universalium
hazard — /ˈhæzəd / (say hazuhd) noun 1. a risk; exposure to danger or harm. 2. the cause of such a risk; a potential source of harm, injury, difficulty, etc.: the car has become a major hazard in modern life. 3. chance; uncertainty. 4. the uncertainty of… …
hazard — [ hazəd] noun 1》 a danger or risk. 2》 a permanent feature of a golf course which presents an obstruction to playing a shot. 3》 literary chance; probability. 4》 a gambling game using two dice. 5》 (in real tennis) each of the winning openings in… … English new terms dictionary
Hazard (game) — Hazard is an Old English game played with two dice which was mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer s Canterbury Tales in the 14th century. The name hazard derives from the Arabic word az zahr (زهر) which is a translation of the plural dice . Hazard is… … Wikipedia
To run the hazard — Hazard Haz ard (h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.] 1. A game of chance … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hazard — 1 noun (C) 1 something that may be dangerous, cause accidents etc: Ice on the road is a major hazard at this time of the year. | be a hazard to: Polluted water sources are a hazard to wildlife. | fire hazard (=something that may cause a fire) |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
