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BASEBALL STADIUM [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Synthetic Fabrics
OBS

A particular kind of artificial turf. The term is often used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. Astro Turf was invented in 1965 by employees of Monsanto and patented in 1967 under the name "Chemgrass. "It was renamed Astro Turf due to its first well-known use in the Houston Astrodome baseball stadium.

OBS

Astro Turf™: A trademark of Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc.

Key term(s)
  • Astro Turf
  • Chemgrass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
OBS

[...] M. Chaney, à l'emploi de la firme de textiles Chemstrand, fut un pionnier du merveilleux monde du sport en ce qu'il était à la tête de l'équipe de chercheurs qui inventa le gazon synthétique, appelé «Chemgrass» à l'origine, soit au début des années 1960 [...] Début 1966, on installa donc du Chemgrass, dès lors rebaptisé «Astro Turf» et qui se répandit comme la petite vérole dans les grands stades de béton des années 1970.

OBS

Astro Turf [exposabnt MC : Marque de commerce de la société Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
CONT

We should take a hard look at refurbishing the existing stadium to bring it up to Triple-A baseball standards.

OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
OBS

Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • normes de base-ball Triple A

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
OBS

Término utilizado generalmente en plural.

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Record 3 2009-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Facilities (Recreation)
CONT

Stadium-style seating is a special design of a theater in which all or some of the seats are arranged much like that at a baseball stadium or other sports venue. Each row of seats is higher than the row in front of it, so there is less obstruction of view, and often more legroom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Loisirs)
CONT

La manière efficace de disposer les sièges en gradins est encore utilisée aujourd'hui comme modèle de nos théâtres.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A sports arena containing a baseball field and where baseball is the primary sport played.

CONT

A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ballpark is the field of play in the game of baseball and the spectator seating areas or any other features around it.

CONT

Since it opened in 1977 as a baseball stadium, Olympic Stadium has become one of the worst stadiums in the sport.

Key term(s)
  • ball park

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
  • Baseball et softball
CONT

L'ambiance que l'on retrouve dans un stade de baseball est magique.

CONT

Le stade de baseball comprenait un diamant de classe internationale.

Spanish

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