French term
série américaine (carom billiards)
I found this on Wikipédia under "Billard français" :
"Les limites de la partie libre
Depuis la découverte de la série américaine qui permet de reproduire le même point quasiment à l'infini en gardant les billes le long de la bande, la partie libre a atteint ses limites, les grands Champions de billard étant tous capables de faire 400 points sur mouche. Il a fallu les empêcher de jouer l'américaine ; on a inventé le jeu de cadre."
Thanks for your help!
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Charles Davis
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Proposed translations
rail nurse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carom_billiards#Straight_rail
See also "nurse" here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_cue_sports_terms#N
"There are various nurses, but the most famous of all (and the one that destroyed the game for spectators) is the rail nurse, which is known to the world as the Série Américaine because American players perfected it. "
https://www.usba.net/other-games/straight-rail
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Note added at 8 days (2017-04-08 21:01:57 GMT) Post-grading
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No problem! The system can be temperamental sometimes. I'm glad it was helpful.
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