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HALF COURT LINE [4 records]

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Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The court's back line, marking the end of each half of the court and from which the serve is delivered.

CONT

[Take] care not to foot-fault, choose a position for your left foot that is slightly behind the base line.

PHR

To anchor oneself at/to, be pinned to, be solid from, camp at, cross over, crowd, dominate from, hang back at, overdrive, play at, play inside, retreat toward the baseline.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Ligne arrière d'un court [de tennis] située à 12,6 mètres du filet.

CONT

[...] la balle descend lentement et tombe tout près de la ligne de fond.

PHR

Se cantonner sur, se décoller de, être cloué sur, empiéter sur, enjamber, se placer derrière la ligne de fond.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
DEF

Línea final de la pista [de tenis], paralela a la red, que une las laterales.

CONT

El tenista saca desde detrás de la línea de fondo.

PHR

Pisar la línea de fondo.

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Record 2 2011-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The line in the middle of the court, parallel to the sidelines, that divides the service court into two halves and extends, on both sides from the net to the service line.

CONT

... feel free to cross the center stripe for shots where you have the priority.

OBS

It used to be called the "half-court line" but is now mainly referred to as the "centre(center) service line. "

OBS

Not to be confused with "center/centre mark." It is to be noted that the other terms pertaining to the boundaries of a tennis court all contain the word "line" (e.g. baseline, sideline): consequently, the use of any of the listed synonyms is recommended over the use of the term "center stripe."

OBS

half court line : Squash term.

PHR

To straddle the centre service line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

La ligne médiane de service, tracée à égale distance des lignes de côté et parallèle à celles-ci, doit avoir 2 po (5 cm) de large. La ligne médiane de service divise le terrain de chaque côté du filet en deux parties égales, dénommées courts de service gauche et droit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

A ambos lados de la red, el espacio comprendido entre las líneas de saque y las laterales, está dividido en dos espacios iguales llamados "cuadros de saque" por una "línea central de saque". Esta línea debe tener una anchura de 0,05 m (2 pulgadas) y se trazará a igual distancia de las líneas laterales y paralelamente a las mismas.

OBS

línea divisoria central: Término de squash.

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Record 3 2002-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
DEF

A line, 15 feet from the basket, behind which the shooter must stand in attempting a free throw; also called foul line.

CONT

The most important floor markings are in front of each basket. Parallel to the backboard, and 15 feet from it, is the free throw line, also called the foul line, from which a player makes his free throws after he has been fouled. This line lies within a circle 12 feet in diameter, which is used as a restraining line when jump balls(similar to the center jump) must be held in that half of the court.

Key term(s)
  • free throw
  • free-shot line
  • free shot line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
CONT

Il est libre de tirer de la manière qui lui convient, mais il ne peut pas toucher la ligne de lancer-franc ni le sol au-delà de cette ligne.

Key term(s)
  • ligne de coup franc

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
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Record 4 2001-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The end line at the rear of each half of the court.

OBS

Badminton terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

La ligne qui limite le court à chacune de ses extrémités.

OBS

Badminton.

OBS

Les synonymes «long service line» et «long service line for singles» s'appliquent à des contextes spécifiques. Le «long service line» est synonyme de «back boundary line» sur un terrain pour match en simple, tandis que le «long service line for singles» est synonyme de «back boundary line» lorsqu'un match en simple se déroule sur un terrain de match en équipe. Les illustrations des pages 192 et 193 de la source «c» confirment la synonymie. De plus, dans le source «d» en page 32, l'auteur dit : «The back boundary lines become also the long service lines».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
OBS

Términos de bádminton.

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