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LENGTH CURLING SHEET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- length of a curling sheet
1, record 1, English, length%20of%20a%20curling%20sheet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- length of a sheet 2, record 1, English, length%20of%20a%20sheet
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The measurement of a curling sheet, from one backboard to the other. 3, record 1, English, - length%20of%20a%20curling%20sheet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Curling is played on an iced surface marked with long sheets, usually eight, having a width of 14 feet (4,27 m) and a length of 138 feet (42,06 m). The playing area is bound, at each end, by backboards, and on each side, by sideboards (or side lines). 3, record 1, English, - length%20of%20a%20curling%20sheet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'une piste de curling
1, record 1, French, longueur%20d%27une%20piste%20de%20curling
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- longueur d'une piste 2, record 1, French, longueur%20d%27une%20piste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure d'une piste de curling, d'un amortisseur à l'autre. 3, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27une%20piste%20de%20curling
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le curling se joue sur une patinoire dont la surface est séparée en longues pistes de jeu, habituellement huit, de 14 pieds (4,27 m) de largeur sur 138 pieds (42,06 m) de longueur. Une piste de jeu est délimitée, dans le sens de la longueur, par les amortisseurs, et de chaque côté, par les bandes latérales. 3, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27une%20piste%20de%20curling
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- length of delivery
1, record 2, English, length%20of%20delivery
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- length of a delivery 2, record 2, English, length%20of%20a%20delivery
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In curling, "length of delivery" is said of :(a) the time during which a curler slides on the sheet with the rock in hand, before releasing it;(b) the distance covered by the rock from the point of release to the point of complete stop. 3, record 2, English, - length%20of%20delivery
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur de lancer
1, record 2, French, longueur%20de%20lancer
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- longueur d'un lancer 2, record 2, French, longueur%20d%27un%20lancer
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au curling, la «longueur de lancer» s'entend : a) du temps pendant lequel un curleur, une curleuse, glisse sur la piste avec la pierre en main, avant de la lâcher; b) de la distance couverte par la pierre depuis le lâcher jusqu'au point de complète immobilisation. 1, record 2, French, - longueur%20de%20lancer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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