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STONE LAYING BEHIND GUARD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rock laying behind a guard
1, record 1, English, rock%20laying%20behind%20a%20guard
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rock sitting behind a guard 1, record 1, English, rock%20sitting%20behind%20a%20guard
correct, Canada
- stone laying behind a guard 1, record 1, English, stone%20laying%20behind%20a%20guard
correct
- stone sitting behind a guard 1, record 1, English, stone%20sitting%20behind%20a%20guard
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that, after being delivered, ends its path at the back of a rock already laying between the hog line and the house. 2, record 1, English, - rock%20laying%20behind%20a%20guard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guard (noun): A rock positioned between the hog line and the house, often to protect another rock behind, and that blocks the path of a rock to deliver. 2, record 1, English, - rock%20laying%20behind%20a%20guard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre immobilisée derrière une garde
1, record 1, French, pierre%20immobilis%C3%A9e%20derri%C3%A8re%20une%20garde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pierre derrière une garde 1, record 1, French, pierre%20derri%C3%A8re%20une%20garde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre qui, après avoir été lancée, termine sa course derrière une autre déjà immobilisée entre la ligne de jeu et la maison. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20immobilis%C3%A9e%20derri%C3%A8re%20une%20garde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
garde : Pierre immobilisée entre la ligne de jeu et la maison, souvent pour en protéger une autre derrière, et qui bloque la trajectoire d'une pierre à lancer. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20immobilis%C3%A9e%20derri%C3%A8re%20une%20garde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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