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Record 1 2017-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
DEF

[A 180 ° rotation of a stationary canoe produced by] the paddler, with the action of repeated [pry strokes].

OBS

pry: [a stroke in which] the gunwale or side of the canoe is used as a fulcrum and the paddle as a lever (...). [It] is the opposite of a draw, moving the canoe away from the paddle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
OBS

écart actif: [Une manœuvre qui] déplace le canot ou l'une de ses pointes vers le côté opposé à la pagaie. (Elle repousse l'eau du canot).

OBS

virage sur place à coups d'écart : coup d'écart : [...] l'inverse du coup d'appel. [...] On peut se servir du plat-bord pour appuyer l'aviron, faire l'écart en tirant simplement sur l'olive [...]

OBS

virage sur place à coups d'écart : «coup d'écart» est un terme de canot-camping utilisé par la Fédération Québécoise de Canot-Kayak.

Spanish

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