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Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A cylindrical instrument used to hit a baseball, usually made of wood and tapered at one end.

CONT

A bat is made of one piece of solid wood or from a block of wood consisting of two or more pieces bonded together in such a way that the grain direction is parallel to the length of the bat. It can be as long as 42 inches [though 36 or 37 inches is rarely exceeded for a baseball bat, and as long as 34 inches for a softball bat] and must not exceed a diameter of 2 3/4 inches [2 1/4 inches for a softball bat] at its thickest part. Tape or another sticky substance may be applied to the handle to permit a better grip, but should not be higher than 18 inches [10 to 15 inches for a softball bat] up the handle.

OBS

Bat nicknames have survived long usage, some of the more enduring being "lumber, ""wood, ""wand, ""willow, ""war club, ""stick, ""shillelagh. "A bat is still called the "hickory" because it used to be made of the hardwood, although white ash has long since proved more satisfactory. The [term] "white tongue" as a synonym dates to the 1880s when A. G. Spalding advertised for 100, 000 wagon tongues to be turned into bats.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Morceau de bois long de 107 cm et ayant un diamètre de 7 cm servant à frapper la balle.

CONT

Le bâton est fait d'une pièce de bois solide ou d'un bloc de deux ou plusieurs pièces collées de façon que le grain soit parallèle à la longueur du bâton. Il peut avoir jusqu'à 42 pouces de long [bien que l'on excède rarement 36 ou 37 pouces, et jusqu'à 34 pouces pour le bâton de softball] et son diamètre ne doit pas excéder 2.75 pouces [2.25 pouces pour le bâton de softball] au plus épais. On peut appliquer un ruban ou une substance collante sur le manche pour donner une bonne prise. Le ruban ne doit pas couvrir plus de 18 pouces [de 10 à 15 pouces pour le bâton de softball].

OBS

La graphie «base-ball» (ou «baseball») est utilisée en France. Au Canada, «baseball» est plus usitée.

Key term(s)
  • batte de baseball
  • bâton de base-ball

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Béisbol y softball
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