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THREESOME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Golf
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- penalty stroke
1, record 1, English, penalty%20stroke
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stroke 2, record 1, English, stroke
correct, see observation, noun
- penalty 3, record 1, English, penalty
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stroke added to the score of a player or side as penalty under certain rules (as when a ball has been lost or hit out of bounds or is deemed unplayable). 4, record 1, English, - penalty%20stroke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In a threesome or foursome, penalty strokes do not affect the order of play. 5, record 1, English, - penalty%20stroke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Stroke" and "penalty" are not, as such, synonyms of "penalty stroke". But they are, in the language of golf, because the penalty consists of a stroke or strokes added to the score (total number of strokes) of a player or side. 4, record 1, English, - penalty%20stroke
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Golf
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coup de pénalité
1, record 1, French, coup%20de%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pénalité 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- coup d'amende 3, record 1, French, coup%20d%27amende
correct, masculine noun, Europe, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coup que l'on ajoute, dans l'application de certaines règles, au décompte des coups d'un joueur ou d'une équipe. 4, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple, le golfeur ayant frappé sa balle dans un obstacle d'eau peut la jouer là où elle se trouve sans pénalité, ou ajouter un coup de pénalité s'il joue une autre balle de l'endroit original. Déplacer une balle peut encourir une pénalité de un ou deux coups, selon le type de partie. 3, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En partie à trois joueurs ou à quatre joueurs, les coups de pénalité ne modifient pas l'ordre du jeu. 4, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au golf, la pénalité est l'ajout d'un coup ou plus à la fiche du golfeur sans que ce dernier ne joue effectivement ces coups. En soi, «pénalité» n'est donc pas synonyme absolu de «coup de pénalité», l'un étant l'effet ou la conséquence et l'autre, le moyen, que l'on appelait déjà «coup d'amende», le joueur devant s'amender pour avoir contrevenu au règlement ou ayant à corriger une situation. 3, record 1, French, - coup%20de%20p%C3%A9nalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-03-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shotgun tournament
1, record 2, English, shotgun%20tournament
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- shotgun golf tournament 2, record 2, English, shotgun%20golf%20tournament
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A golf tournament where not more than 72 golfers by foursome, threesome or twosome on each tee of an 18-holes course, start playing at the same time at the shot of a gun. 2, record 2, English, - shotgun%20tournament
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shotgun (adj.): of, having to do with, or produced by a shotgun. 3, record 2, English, - shotgun%20tournament
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A golf tournament ... all players (are) playing at the same time. Golfers ... are trying to play (a) round in the lowest possible score; the one with the lowest cumulative score at the end of the tournament is the winner. 4, record 2, English, - shotgun%20tournament
Record 2, Key term(s)
- shot gun tournament
- shot gun golf tournament
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Golf
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tournoi avec départs simultanés au coup de fusil
1, record 2, French, tournoi%20avec%20d%C3%A9parts%20simultan%C3%A9s%20au%20coup%20de%20fusil
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tournoi avec départs simultanés 1, record 2, French, tournoi%20avec%20d%C3%A9parts%20simultan%C3%A9s
proposal, masculine noun
- tournoi de golf avec départs simultanés au coup de fusil 1, record 2, French, tournoi%20de%20golf%20avec%20d%C3%A9parts%20simultan%C3%A9s%20au%20coup%20de%20fusil
proposal, masculine noun
- tournoi de golf avec départs simultanés 1, record 2, French, tournoi%20de%20golf%20avec%20d%C3%A9parts%20simultan%C3%A9s
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tournoi de golf, habituellement d'une seule journée, où pas plus de 72 golfeurs se répartissent par groupe de 4, 3 ou 2 sur les tertres de départ et commencent à jouer en même temps, au son du coup de fusil. 1, record 2, French, - tournoi%20avec%20d%C3%A9parts%20simultan%C3%A9s%20au%20coup%20de%20fusil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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