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CLEAR SHOT [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

[In badminton,] a shot hit so that it cannot be reached by an opponent until it comes down near the back boundary line.

OBS

The clear is a high shot, the opposite of a drive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

[Au badminton,] mouvement de frappe rapide et puissant, au-dessus de l'épaule de la raquette ou légèrement à l'extérieur, qui envoie le volant en hauteur d'une extrémité à l'autre.

OBS

Le terme se dit aussi du coup produit; un dégagé est un coup en hauteur (l'opposé du coup droit) qui fait retomber le volant juste en-deça de la ligne de fond de court.

Spanish

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