noun
- a public establishment where people play pool (billiards) on pool tables, typically offering food, drinks, and other entertainment
Usage: also written as 'pool hall' (two words); informal
Examples
- He spent his Friday nights at the local poolhall playing eight-ball with friends.
- The poolhall on Main Street serves cheap beer and has ten tables.
- She challenged him to a game of pool at the poolhall downtown.
- The old poolhall was a popular hangout for teenagers in the 1980s.
- They met at the poolhall and decided to form a league team.