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Record 1 2023-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
CONT

Shuffleboard courts can be located inside or outdoors. The playing surface must be smooth enough to allow the disc to slide down it, and is usually a hard surface such as wood, concrete, or terrazzo. In the official version the standard shuffleboard court is 25 feet long and 6 feet wide. The two scoring areas are triangles located near the ends of the court that are farthest apart.

Key term(s)
  • shuffle-board court
  • shuffle board court
  • shuffle-board
  • shuffle board
  • shovel-board
  • shovel board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organized Recreation
DEF

A game in which players use long-handled cues to shove disks into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface.

OBS

shuffleboard: designation used by Parks Canada.

Key term(s)
  • shuffle-board
  • shuffle board
  • shovel-board
  • shovel board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Loisirs organisés
DEF

Jeu qui se joue sur des allées polies, à l'aide de palets de bois et de bâtons à long manche, et qui consiste à glisser le palet sur des carreaux où les points sont préalablement indiqués.

OBS

jeu de galets : désignation en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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