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HOCKEY RINK [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Team Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dek hockey
1, record 1, English, dek%20hockey
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A variant of hockey taking place on a rink typically made of plastic, in which participants play with a ball using a stick with a plastic blade while wearing running shoes. 2, record 1, English, - dek%20hockey
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports d'équipe
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hockey de terrain
1, record 1, French, hockey%20de%20terrain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hockey sur terrain synthétique 2, record 1, French, hockey%20sur%20terrain%20synth%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
- dek hockey 1, record 1, French, dek%20hockey
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variante du hockey qui se joue sur un terrain généralement en plastique, où les joueurs portent des chaussures et jouent avec un bâton à lame en plastique et une balle. 3, record 1, French, - hockey%20de%20terrain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
- Disabled Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- neutral zone
1, record 2, English, neutral%20zone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- centre zone 2, record 2, English, centre%20zone
correct
- centre ice 3, record 2, English, centre%20ice
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area on an ice hockey rink between the two blue lines, separated in two halves by the red line, that is neither an offensive nor a defensive zone for both teams. 4, record 2, English, - neutral%20zone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
neutral zone; centre zone; centre ice: terms also used in sledge hockey. 4, record 2, English, - neutral%20zone
Record 2, Key term(s)
- center zone
- center ice
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
- Sports adaptés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- zone centrale
1, record 2, French, zone%20centrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- zone neutre 2, record 2, French, zone%20neutre
correct, feminine noun
- centre 3, record 2, French, centre
correct, masculine noun
- tiers médian 4, record 2, French, tiers%20m%C3%A9dian
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface de jeu au centre de la patinoire de hockey sur glace comprise entre les deux lignes bleues et partagée en deux par la ligne rouge et qui, pour l'une et l'autre équipe, ne constitue ni une zone offensive ni une zone défensive. 5, record 2, French, - zone%20centrale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zone centrale; zone neutre; centre; tiers médian : termes également utilisés au hockey sur luge. 5, record 2, French, - zone%20centrale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Broomball
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- athletic broomball
1, record 3, English, athletic%20broomball
correct, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- broomball 2, record 3, English, broomball
correct, see observation
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sporting discipline regulated by the Canadian Broomball Federation and whose organized practice leads to national, Canadian or international playoff series, as well as, after written agreement by the responsible body and the Federation, the Canada Games. 1, record 3, English, - athletic%20broomball
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
broomball : A game similar to ice hockey that is played on ice without skates, and using cornbrooms(or look-alike plastic brooms) and a volleyball instead of sticks and a puck; the organized sport is played on a standard hockey rink. 2, record 3, English, - athletic%20broomball
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Athletic broomball refers to a sport and is based on competition. Broomball refers to a game and is based on recreation. 1, record 3, English, - athletic%20broomball
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"broomball": The widely used short form for "athletic broomball". One has to know if the text refers to "athletic broomball", the sport discipline, or to "broomball" the recreative activity to translate correctly in French. 2, record 3, English, - athletic%20broomball
Record 3, Key term(s)
- athletic broom ball
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ballon sur glace
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ballon sur glace
1, record 3, French, ballon%20sur%20glace
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Discipline sportive régie par la Fédération canadienne de ballon sur glace dont la pratique au réseau débouche sur les compétitions éliminatoires, nationales, canadiennes ou internationales, ainsi qu'après entente signée par les organismes responsables et la Fédération, sur les Jeux du Canada. 1, record 3, French, - ballon%20sur%20glace
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'objectif de la discipline est de marquer des points sur une patinoire en propulsant un ballon dans le but adversaire à l'aide seule d'un balai. 1, record 3, French, - ballon%20sur%20glace
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le ballon sur glace est un sport axé sur la compétition; le ballon balai est un jeu axé sur la récréation. 1, record 3, French, - ballon%20sur%20glace
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Broomball
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- broomball
1, record 4, English, broomball
correct, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Physical activity of a sporting nature that leads to outlets other than those for athletic broomball. 1, record 4, English, - broomball
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
broomball : A game similar to ice hockey that is played on ice without skates, and using cornbrooms(or look-alike plastic brooms) and a volleyball instead of sticks and a puck; the organized sport is played on a standard hockey rink. 2, record 4, English, - broomball
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Athletic broomball refers to a sport and is based on competition. Broomball refers to a game and is based on recreation. 1, record 4, English, - broomball
Record 4, Key term(s)
- broom ball
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Ballon sur glace
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ballon balai
1, record 4, French, ballon%20balai
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Activité physique à caractère sportif dont les débouchés ne sont pas ceux du ballon sur glace. 1, record 4, French, - ballon%20balai
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sport du ballon sur glace est une discipline dont le contact physique est normalisé. L'objectif de la discipline est de marquer des points sur une patinoire en propulsant un ballon dans le but adversaire à l'aide seule d'un balai. Le nombre de participants maximal pour une équipe en cours de jeu est de six et le nombre minimal de participants pour une équipe en cours de jeu est de trois. Toute variation de cet énoncé sert de base pour le jeu de ballon balai. 1, record 4, French, - ballon%20balai
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le ballon sur glace est un sport axé sur la compétition; le ballon balai est un jeu axé sur la récréation. 1, record 4, French, - ballon%20balai
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-01-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- end zone
1, record 5, English, end%20zone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Either of the play area on the two ends of a hockey rink extending from the blue line to the boards behind the goal. 2, record 5, English, - end%20zone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- extrémité de zone
1, record 5, French, extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20zone
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des zones de jeu aux deux extrémités de la patinoire allant de la ligne bleue à la bande derrière le but. 2, record 5, French, - extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20zone
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-07-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Sports Facilities and Venues
- Roller Skating and Skateboarding
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hockey rink
1, record 6, English, hockey%20rink
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- rink 2, record 6, English, rink
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rink usually has a polished wooden surface, but any flat, non-abrasive and non-slippery material such as treated cement is acceptable. ... It can have one out of three standard sizes (a minimum of 34X17 meters, an average of 40x20 and a maximum of 44x22) or any size between the minimum and maximum values that has a 2:1 size ratio with a 10% margin of error. 2, record 6, English, - hockey%20rink
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Increase recreational facilities, namely a boarded hockey rink with an asphalt surface for year-round use, a skateboard park and a community pool. 3, record 6, English, - hockey%20rink
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Roller sports term. 4, record 6, English, - hockey%20rink
Record 6, Key term(s)
- roller hockey rink
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Installations et sites (Sports)
- Patin à roulettes et planche à roulettes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- piste de hockey
1, record 6, French, piste%20de%20hockey
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- piste 2, record 6, French, piste
correct, feminine noun
- rink 2, record 6, French, rink
correct, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La piste (le rink) est une surface rectangulaire et de niveau. Son revêtement est lisse et réalisé dans un matériau considéré comme adapté. 3, record 6, French, - piste%20de%20hockey
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La piste (rink) est une surface plane et unie mesurant de 36 mètres à 44 mètres de long sur une largeur de 18 mètres à 22 mètres. 4, record 6, French, - piste%20de%20hockey
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Enrichir les installations de loisirs en construisant une piste de hockey dotée de bandes et asphaltée pour utilisation toute l'année, un terrain de planches à roulettes et une piscine communautaire. 1, record 6, French, - piste%20de%20hockey
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sports de patins à roulettes. 5, record 6, French, - piste%20de%20hockey
Record 6, Key term(s)
- piste de hockey sur roulettes
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instalaciones y sedes deportivas
- Patinaje sobre ruedas y patinaje con monopatin
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- pista de hockey
1, record 6, Spanish, pista%20de%20hockey
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- cancha de hockey 1, record 6, Spanish, cancha%20de%20hockey
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Deportes de patines sobre ruedas. 2, record 6, Spanish, - pista%20de%20hockey
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-07-24
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Sports Facilities and Venues
- Ice Hockey
- Skating
- Curling
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- ice conditions
1, record 7, English, ice%20conditions
correct, see observation, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The state of an iced surface which, in its best, will be even and smooth for figure and speed skating, ice hockey, luging and bobsleighing, and hard and freshly sprayed for curling. 2, record 7, English, - ice%20conditions
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ice conditions are established for the oval used for long track speed skating, the run or track for luge or bobsleigh, the skating rink used for figure skating, ice hockey, short track speed skating, broomball or ringette, and sheets for curling, even if the surfaces do not have the same areas nor the same form. 2, record 7, English, - ice%20conditions
Record 7, Key term(s)
- rink conditions
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Installations et sites (Sports)
- Hockey sur glace
- Patinage
- Curling
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- état de la glace
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9tat%20de%20la%20glace
correct, see observation, masculine noun, generic
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manière d'être de la surface d'une étendue glacée qui, à son meilleur, sera lisse et ferme pour le patinage artistique ou de vitesse, le hockey sur glace, la luge et le bobsleigh, et dure et avec pitons fraîchement pulvérisés pour le curling. 2, record 7, French, - %C3%A9tat%20de%20la%20glace
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On établit l'état de la glace de l'anneau pour le patinage de vitesse sur longue piste, de la piste pour la luge ou le bobsleigh, de la patinoire pour le patinage artistique, le patinage de vitesse sur courte piste, ou des matchs de hockey sur glace, de ballon sur glace ou de ringuette, et des pistes pour le curling, même si les espaces utilisés n'ont pas une même superficie ni une même forme. 2, record 7, French, - %C3%A9tat%20de%20la%20glace
Record 7, Key term(s)
- état de la piste
- état de la patinoire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-08-13
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hockey rink 1, record 8, English, hockey%20rink
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- piste de hockey sur glace
1, record 8, French, piste%20de%20hockey%20sur%20glace
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- surface glacée pour hockey 2, record 8, French, surface%20glac%C3%A9e%20pour%20hockey
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-01-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- European Committee for Rink Hockey
1, record 9, English, European%20Committee%20for%20Rink%20Hockey
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Comité européen de rink hockey
1, record 9, French, Comit%C3%A9%20europ%C3%A9en%20de%20rink%20hockey
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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