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ELBOW GATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Skiing and Snowboarding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- elbow gate
1, record 1, English, elbow%20gate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- elbow 2, record 1, English, elbow
correct, noun
- elbow corridor 3, record 1, English, elbow%20corridor
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of three open gates with the middle gate offset to one side, forcing a sharp edged turn. See illustration in the Webster's Sports Dictionary, 1976, page 180. 4, record 1, English, - elbow%20gate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Three gates are needed to make an "elbow", "elbow gate" or "elbow corridor", even if these terms are singular and that a gate is usually made of two poles instead of three pairs of poles. 4, record 1, English, - elbow%20gate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ski et surf des neiges
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couloir coudé
1, record 1, French, couloir%20coud%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- porte en coude 1, record 1, French, porte%20en%20coude
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Séquence de trois portes ouvertes, celle du milieu étant décalée par rapport aux deux autres, obligeant le skieur à un virage avec une bonne prise de carre pour suivre ce tracé en forme de coude. 2, record 1, French, - couloir%20coud%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On appelle «couloir» une série de portes ouvertes. 2, record 1, French, - couloir%20coud%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Il faut trois portes pour faire ce qu'on appelle un «couloir coudé» ou une «porte en coude», même si les termes sont au singulier et qu'une porte est habituellement un passage entre deux piquets et non entre une série de trois paires de piquets. 2, record 1, French, - couloir%20coud%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- porte coudée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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