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get two rocks behind cover [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

For a curler or a team, to be able to position, in an end, two rocks behind another rock or behind a guard.

OBS

Being harder to put out and, at the same time, closer to the button, these hidden rocks represent possible points.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pour un curleur, une curleuse, ou une équipe, parvenir à positionner, dans une manche, deux pierres derrière une autre pierre ou derrière une garde.

OBS

Plus difficiles à sortir du jeu tout en étant plus près du bouton, ces deux pierres cachées représentent des points potentiels.

Spanish

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