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blind hole [4 records]

Record 1 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A hole which does not pass completely through a workpiece.

OBS

blind hole: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)
DEF

Trou non débouchant.

OBS

trou borgne : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

A cup out of sight of the golfer on the teeing area.

OBS

The hole can be behind a bush on a dogleg hole or hidden by the terrain formation, higher or lower than the teeing area.

Key term(s)
  • hidden cup

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
DEF

Trou ou coupe d'un vert hors de la vue du golfeur au moment où ce dernier frappe sa première balle sur le tertre de départ.

OBS

Le trou peut être derrière un buisson sur un trou coudé ou être caché par la simple formation du terrain, plus élevé ou plus bas que le tertre de départ.

Key term(s)
  • coupe cachée

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Golf
DEF

[An amateur golf tournament where] a blind draw determines which nine holes of the 18 played will count toward everyone's score - the other holes will be crossed out - so the players have no knowledge of which holes will count until they complete their rounds.

CONT

Blind nine, sometimes called blind hole, is a scramble tournament in which only 9 of the 18 holes count in the team's final score.

OBS

blind nine: term also used in the game of disc golf.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Golf
DEF

Tournoi de golf amateur au cours duquel on ne dévoile qu'après coup quels trous (neuf sur dix-huit) ont été ajoutés au pointage.

Key term(s)
  • tournoi de trous cachés
  • tournoi de golf avec trous cachés

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

A borehole from which all the drilling fluid has escaped into the surrounding rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sondeo y perforación (Minas)
  • Perforación de pozos petrolíferos
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