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RICOCHER-ET-CONTOURNER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wick-and-curl
1, record 1, English, wick%2Dand%2Dcurl
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The movement of a delivered rock that hits another rock on the play and starts gliding around the hit rock before coming to lay in a still position. 1, record 1, English, - wick%2Dand%2Dcurl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wick (noun): A shot in which the delivered rock caroms off another rock and starts gliding in another direction. 1, record 1, English, - wick%2Dand%2Dcurl
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
curl (noun): A shot in which the delivered rock glides around another rock on the play, this rock being a guard or the rock it had just chipped or rubbed, or on which it had wicked. 1, record 1, English, - wick%2Dand%2Dcurl
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ricocher-et-contourner
1, record 1, French, ricocher%2Det%2Dcontourner
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ricochet-et-contournement 1, record 1, French, ricochet%2Det%2Dcontournement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement d'une pierre lancée qui frappe une autre pierre sur le jeu et poursuit sa trajectoire en tournant autour de la pierre frappée avant de s'immobiliser. 1, record 1, French, - ricocher%2Det%2Dcontourner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ricochet : Lancer résultant en une pierre qui frappe une autre pierre sur le jeu pour orienter sa trajectoire dans une nouvelle direction. 1, record 1, French, - ricocher%2Det%2Dcontourner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contournement : Lancer résultant en une pierre qui glisse sur la piste en tournant autour d'une pierre sur le jeu, qu'il s'agisse d'une garde ou d'une pierre qu'elle vient d'effleurer ou de frôler, ou sur laquelle elle a ricoché. 1, record 1, French, - ricocher%2Det%2Dcontourner
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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