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ROLL BEHIND GUARD [1 record]

Record 1 1999-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

For a delivered rock, to roll on the sheet to a position behind a guard after having hit another rock on the play.

OBS

roll (verb): For a delivered rock, to move while turning on itself after having hit a stationary rock in play.

OBS

guard (noun): A rock positioned between the hog line and the house, often to protect another rock behind, and that blocks the path of a rock to deliver.

OBS

Nearly synonyms of "hit and roll behind a guard," "hit and roll behind cover.".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Pour une pierre lancée, rouler jusqu'à s'immobiliser derrière une garde après avoir frappé une autre pierre en jeu.

OBS

rouler (verbe) : Pour une pierre lancée, se déplacer en tournant sur elle-même après avoir frappé une pierre stationnaire.

OBS

garde : Pierre immobilisée entre la ligne de jeu et la maison, souvent pour en protéger une autre derrière, et qui bloque la trajectoire d'une pierre à lancer.

OBS

Quasi-synonymes de «frapper et rouler derrière une garde», «frapper et rouler à couvert».

Spanish

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