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ROPE DRIVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rappel rope 1, record 1, English, rappel%20rope
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If pitons are used to hold rappel rope, drive two of them into separate cracks(preferably by no more than a couple of feet apart)... Grasp rappel rope close to pitons where it is fastened. 2, record 1, English, - rappel%20rope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corde de rappel
1, record 1, French, corde%20de%20rappel
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corde fine et longue (30 à 70 m) faite de matériaux résistants qu'utilisent les alpinistes pour s'assurer en montagne au cours des manœuvres de rappel. 2, record 1, French, - corde%20de%20rappel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La corde de rappel est souvent bicolore, la séparation des deux couleurs étant juste au milieu pour faciliter les manœuvres et éviter que l'alpiniste n'utilise un appareil de mesure pour chercher le point de la corde où il doit accrocher son rappel. 1, record 1, French, - corde%20de%20rappel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Baseball and Softball
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- line drive
1, record 2, English, line%20drive
correct, see observation, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- clothesline 2, record 2, English, clothesline
correct, see observation
- liner 3, record 2, English, liner
correct, see observation, noun
- frozen rope 3, record 2, English, frozen%20rope
correct, see observation
- blue dart 2, record 2, English, blue%20dart
correct, see observation
- screamer 2, record 2, English, screamer
correct, see observation
- rope 2, record 2, English, rope
correct, see observation, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard-hit ball that travels a straight, relatively low course and carries as far as the infielders or farther before bouncing or being caught. 2, record 2, English, - line%20drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
clotheline: A low and very straight "line drive". 4, record 2, English, - line%20drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the sources consulted gives a definition of "line drive" and then defines "clothesline", "liner" and "frozen rope" as a line drive in baseball. 4, record 2, English, - line%20drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A player who hits a line drive is said to have hung out the clothes. 2, record 2, English, - line%20drive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Familiar baseball terms: frozen rope, blue dart, screamer, rope and clothesline. 4, record 2, English, - line%20drive
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Baseball et softball
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coup frappé en flèche
1, record 2, French, coup%20frapp%C3%A9%20en%20fl%C3%A8che
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- coup en flèche 2, record 2, French, coup%20en%20fl%C3%A8che
correct, masculine noun
- flèche 1, record 2, French, fl%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
- balle en flèche 3, record 2, French, balle%20en%20fl%C3%A8che
see observation, feminine noun, Europe
- coup en long 4, record 2, French, coup%20en%20long
see observation, masculine noun, rare
- line drive 3, record 2, French, line%20drive
correct, feminine noun, Europe
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Balle frappée solidement et dont la trajectoire adopte une ligne droite, basse, parallèle au sol et hors d'atteinte des joueurs d'avant-champ. 3, record 2, French, - coup%20frapp%C3%A9%20en%20fl%C3%A8che
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coup en long : D'emploi rare par rapport à l'utilisation de «coup (frappé) en flèche». Renseignement obtenu du Service des sports de Radio-Canada. 4, record 2, French, - coup%20frapp%C3%A9%20en%20fl%C3%A8che
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À «balle en flèche», il manque le sens d'être une balle frappée et non une balle lancée. 3, record 2, French, - coup%20frapp%C3%A9%20en%20fl%C3%A8che
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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