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outwicking [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- outwicking
1, record 1, English, outwicking
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The motion of a delivered rock that misses its target, touches another rock in front of the house and caroms off the hit rock to move to the outside of the sheet. 2, record 1, English, - outwicking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wick (noun): A delivered rock that misses its mark by unintentionally touching another rock in front of the house. 3, record 1, English, - outwicking
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "outside" refers to the part of a playing area farthest from the middle; it thus means, for a curling sheet, an area getting close to one of the side lines. 2, record 1, English, - outwicking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ricochet vers l'extérieur
1, record 1, French, ricochet%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacement d'une pierre lancée qui rate l'objectif et se heurte à une autre devant la maison pour adopter une trajectoire vers l'extérieur de la piste. 2, record 1, French, - ricochet%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
accrochage (produisant ricochet) : Mouvement d'une pierre qui rate son but tout en allant ricocher sur une autre en avant de la maison. 3, record 1, French, - ricochet%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «intérieur» signifie la partie d'une aire de jeu à mi-chemin entre les côtés; pour une piste de curling, il signifie donc tout espace se rapprochant de la ligne médiane. 2, record 1, French, - ricochet%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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