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maximum break

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break starts with a free ball), achieved by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks and then the six colours in order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports

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  • Armenian: ամենաբարձր բրեյկ (amenabarjr breyk) — 147 in snooker
  • Armenian: ամենաբարձր բրեյք (amenabarjr breykʻ) — 147 in snooker
  • Finnish: maksimibreikki — 147 in snooker
  • French: break maximum — 147 in snooker
  • French: break royal — 147 in snooker
  • Russian: максима́льный брейк (maksimálʹnyj brejk) — 147 in snooker
  • Russian: наивысший брейк (naivysšij brejk) — 147 in snooker
  • Swedish: maximumbreak — 147 in snooker