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NOSE HIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nose hit
1, record 1, English, nose%20hit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that is hit directly [and not at an angle] by the rock delivered by an opponent. 2, record 1, English, - nose%20hit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The contact of a delivered rock with a rock laying on the play by a nose hit makes the hit rock travel in the same path line as the delivered rock. The best nose-hit delivery is a hit-and-stay, a nose hit that takes out an opponent's rock already in the house while leaving the delivered rock inside the concentric circles. 3, record 1, English, - nose%20hit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Is called the "nose" the most advanced part of the front of the striking edge of a rock as it travels along the curling sheet. 3, record 1, English, - nose%20hit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coup franc
1, record 1, French, coup%20franc
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre lancée qui atteint de plein fouet [point milieu sur point milieu] la pierre d'un adversaire. 2, record 1, French, - coup%20franc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le contact entre une pierre lancée et une pierre en jeu, point milieu sur point milieu, propulse la pierre frappée dans la même ligne de trajectoire que la pierre lancée. Le meilleur coup franc est un frapper-et-rester, un contact direct qui sort de la maison une pierre adverse qui s'y trouvait tout en y laissant la pierre lancée qui alors, représente un point potentiel. 3, record 1, French, - coup%20franc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On appelle «nez» le point le plus protubérant de la circonférence extérieure du devant d'une pierre lorsqu'elle est en mouvement sur la piste. 3, record 1, French, - coup%20franc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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