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DELIVER WIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be wide on a shot
1, record 1, English, be%20wide%20on%20a%20shot
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deliver a wide 2, record 1, English, deliver%20a%20wide
correct, see observation
- deliver a wide shot 3, record 1, English, deliver%20a%20wide%20shot
correct, see observation
- throw a rock wide 1, record 1, English, throw%20a%20rock%20wide
correct, see observation, Canada
- throw a stone wide 4, record 1, English, throw%20a%20stone%20wide
correct, see observation
- throw a rock to the outside 3, record 1, English, throw%20a%20rock%20to%20the%20outside
correct, see observation, Canada
- throw a stone to the outside 3, record 1, English, throw%20a%20stone%20to%20the%20outside
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a curler, to deliver a rock that comes to rest outside the imaginary line to the designated target, between the skip's broom or brush and the side line; to deliver rocks that tend in that direction. 3, record 1, English, - be%20wide%20on%20a%20shot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A "wide rock" is delivered between the skip's broom and the side line of the sheet; a "narrow rock" is delivered between the skip's broom and the house or the centre line. 3, record 1, English, - be%20wide%20on%20a%20shot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "outside" refers to the part of a playing area farthest from the middle; it thus means, for a curling sheet, any area close to one of the side lines. 3, record 1, English, - be%20wide%20on%20a%20shot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Antonym: pinch the broom, pinch the brush; be narrow on a shot; throw a rock narrow. 3, record 1, English, - be%20wide%20on%20a%20shot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lancer une pierre vers l'extérieur
1, record 1, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lancer une pierre à l'extérieur du balai 2, record 1, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20%C3%A0%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur%20du%20balai
correct, see observation
- lancer une pierre à l'extérieur de la brosse 2, record 1, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20%C3%A0%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20brosse
correct, see observation
- lancer une pierre à l'extérieur de la cible 2, record 1, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20%C3%A0%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20cible
correct, see observation
- lancer à l'extérieur du balai 3, record 1, French, lancer%20%C3%A0%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur%20du%20balai
correct, see observation
- lancer à l'extérieur de la brosse 3, record 1, French, lancer%20%C3%A0%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20brosse
correct, see observation
- lancer à l'extérieur de la cible 1, record 1, French, lancer%20%C3%A0%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur%20de%20la%20cible
correct, see observation
- lancer une pierre large 4, record 1, French, lancer%20une%20pierre%20large
correct, see observation
- lancer une large 4, record 1, French, lancer%20une%20large
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour un curleur, une curleuse, lancer une pierre qui s'immobilise à l'extérieur de la ligne imaginaire vers la cible, entre le balai ou la brosse du skip et un côté de la piste; lancer des pierres qui prennent souvent cette direction. 4, record 1, French, - lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une «pierre large» suit une trajectoire entre le balai du capitaine et le côté de la piste; une «pierre étroite» suit une trajectoire entre le balai du capitaine et la maison ou la ligne médiane. 4, record 1, French, - lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «extérieur» signifie la partie d'une aire de jeu s'éloignant du milieu; pour une piste de curling, il signifie donc tout espace se rapprochant de l'une des bandes latérales. 4, record 1, French, - lancer%20une%20pierre%20vers%20l%27ext%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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