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draw weight [2 records]

Record 1 2010-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

The right amount of force needed to deliver a rock so that it comes to lay or rest within the rings in front of the T line.

OBS

draw (noun): A rock that is delivered in such a way that it comes to lay in the house, close to the tee line; the positioning, in the house, close to the tee line, of a delivered rock that did not touch another rock along the way nor have put out an opponent's rock before coming to rest.

OBS

weight (noun): The speed or momentum required to send a rock to a determined spot on the play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Force nécessaire pour lancer une pierre de sorte qu'elle en vienne à s'immobiliser à l'intérieur des cercles, devant la ligne du T.

OBS

placement; lancer de placement : Pierre lancée qui s'immobilise dans la maison, près de la ligne du T; lancer qui positionne une pierre dans la maison sans qu'elle ne touche une autre pierre en route ni ne sorte une pierre adverse avant de parvenir à s'immobiliser.

OBS

pesanteur : Vitesse ou momentum nécessaire pour qu'une pierre glisse jusqu'à un point donné du jeu.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery
OBS

Facilities/equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc
OBS

Installations/matériel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tiro con arco
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