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skateboard [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

skateboard: an item in the "Sports Equipment" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

planche à roulettes : objet de la classe «Équipement de sport» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roller Skating and Skateboarding
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
DEF

A small, narrow board of wood or plastic, usually about 45-50 cm long, shaped somewhat like a surfboard, but equipped with a pair of roller-skate wheels at each end and used for coasting along streets, sidewalk, [half-pipes], etc.

CONT

A skateboard consists of a deck, two trucks and four wheels. The deck can be made of various materials but the commonest are fibreglass, polypropylene and wood ... Some decks have cambers [which] help in free-style tricks. The truck is the aluminium mechanism bolted or riveted to the bottom of the deck. ... The wheels are mounted on the truck and secured with a lock nut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
DEF

Planche de plastique injecté, montée sur quatre roues, orientables par couple sous la pression du poids qu'elles supportent.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roller Skating and Skateboarding
CONT

Learn how to skateboard - Tony Hawk trick tips, techniques and ramp plans.

Key term(s)
  • skate-board
  • skate board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
CONT

À cet âge, les garçons sont plus portés que les filles à jouer au golf, à s'adonner au patinage sur roues alignées, à faire de la planche à neige, de la planche à roulettes et à se livrer à des sports d'équipe tels que le soccer, le football ou le baseball.

Key term(s)
  • pratiquer la planche à roulettes
  • pratiquer le rouli-roulant

Spanish

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