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CORNER GUARD GAME [1 record]

Record 1 2005-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A play by which a team, in two successive throws, tries to place a guard on both sides of the house, at mid-point between the centre line and the side line.

CONT

There are two main defenses against the side (corner guard) draw game: 1. Peel - Remove the side guards and roll away with your shooter. 2. Play a center guard ...

OBS

draw (noun): The fact of positioning a delivered rock, usually in the house, without having touched another rock along the way nor having put out an opponent's rock before coming to rest.

OBS

side guard, corner guard: Each of the possible guards laying at mid-point between the centre line and the side line to protect one of the sides of the house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Jeu par lequel une équipe tente, en deux lancers successifs, de placer une garde de chaque côté de la maison, à mi-chemin entre la ligne médiane et la ligne de côté.

CONT

Forcer l'adversaire à une partie de lancers de placement latéraux.

OBS

placement, lancer de placement : Le fait de positionner la pierre lancée, habituellement dans la maison, sans qu'elle ne touche une pierre en route ni ne sorte une pierre adverse avant de parvenir à s'immobiliser.

OBS

garde latérale, garde de côté : Chacune de deux gardes possibles placée à mi-chemin entre la ligne médiane et la ligne de côté pour protéger l'un ou l'autre des côtés de la maison.

Spanish

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