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FREEZE TECHNIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

The method used or sequence of deliveries chosen to be able, with eight rocks to deliver, to freeze the team's rocks that mark inside the house; a method or way of scoring points using the freeze game.

OBS

freeze (noun): A rock thrown with the precise draw weight and momentum to come to rest directly up against a stationary rock, in the house or not, but without moving it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Méthode (ou moyen) utilisée ou séquence de lancers pour y arriver, avec ses huit pierres, à geler, à l'intérieur de la maison, les pierres de son équipe qui représentent des points; façon de s'y prendre pour marquer en utilisant un bon jeu de gel.

OBS

gel (nom) : Pierre lancée avec la pesanteur de placement précise pour qu'elle vienne s'immobiliser sur une autre pierre, dans la maison ou non, sans pour autant la déplacer.

Spanish

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