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box formation [5 records]

Record 1 2000-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Land Forces
DEF

The disposition of troops in a square.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces terrestres
DEF

Disposition des troupes en carré.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police

Spanish

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Record 4 1979-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

A formation used by penalty killers to defend against a power play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

Lorsque la rondelle arrive finalement à pénétrer dans la zone défensive, nous nous protégeons, comme toutes les équipes en formant la "boîte".

Spanish

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Record 5 1978-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

Once the puck is in the defensive zone, the defense will go into a zone defense known as the box formation. The defensemen will play stationary out in front of their goal on their respective sides, while the forwards play out in front of the defensemen forming the four points of a box.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
CONT

[L'équipe] défensive doit adopter un système de défense "en forme de carré" (...). Les 4 joueurs se placent devant le but formant les 4 coins d'un carré, les deux arrières devant le but et les deux autres devant eux, plus près de la ligne bleue.

Spanish

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