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jammer [3 records]

Record 1 2002-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Team Sports
  • Skating
DEF

Roller Derby. A player who attempts to lap members of the opposite team to score points for his own team.

CONT

Roller Derby. A service mark used for an entertainment of roller speed skating that is conducted on a banked oval track approximately 200 feet around between 2 professional teams of 5 men or 5 women skaters. A match consists of eight 12-minute periods with men and women alternating periods on the track. During a period, the officials will designate specific 60-second spans (jams) during which designated skaters (jammers) from each team break away from the pack, circle the track, and attempt to lap opposing skaters to score points. A team is awarded one point for each opposing skater passed by a jammer. Players are permitted to assist their own jammers around the pack by pulling them or blocking opposing skaters out of the way and to prevent the opposing jammers from passing by blocking, jostling, or shoving.

CONT

jammers breaking out of a pack.

OBS

Every time a jammer passes an opposing skater he wins a team point. Pulling, blocking, jostling and elbowing are allowed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports d'équipe
  • Patinage
DEF

Au «Roller Derby», patineur désigné qui sort du peloton que forme son équipe pour tenter de dépasser un membre de l'autre équipe et marquer un point.

OBS

On peut supposer le terme français identique à l'anglais, le sport connaissant peu de popularité en milieux francophones.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronics
  • Peace-Keeping Operations
  • Radio Interference
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

A transmitter for producing a jamming signal.

OBS

jammer: term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électronique
  • Opérations de maintien de la paix
  • Perturbations radio
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Émetteur radioélectrique destiné à produire un brouillage.

OBS

brouilleur : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrónica
  • Operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz
  • Perturbaciones radioeléctricas
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

Relación de la potencia de la señal útil en un punto específico del canal de transmisión con la potencia del ruido (interferencia) medida en el mismo punto en condiciones de funcionamiento específicas.

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Record 3 1999-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Transport of Wood
DEF

A light-weight two-drum winch with a wooden spar, generally mounted on a vehicle, which is used for both skidding and loading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Transport du bois
DEF

Petit treuil à deux tambours comprenant un mât de charge monté généralement sur un véhicule pour le chargement ou le traînage du bois.

Spanish

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