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STONE THAT IS WIDE OPEN [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
- exposed rock
1, record 1, English, exposed%20rock
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- exposed stone 1, record 1, English, exposed%20stone
correct
- unprotected rock 1, record 1, English, unprotected%20rock
correct, Canada
- unprotected stone 1, record 1, English, unprotected%20stone
correct
- rock that is exposed 2, record 1, English, rock%20that%20is%20exposed
correct, Canada
- stone that is exposed 1, record 1, English, stone%20that%20is%20exposed
correct
- rock that is wide open 2, record 1, English, rock%20that%20is%20wide%20open
correct, Canada
- stone that is wide open 1, record 1, English, stone%20that%20is%20wide%20open
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A delivered rock that was not placed behind a rock or behind a guard to protect it; a rock in front of which no one succeeds in placing another rock or a guard to protect it. 1, record 1, English, - exposed%20rock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Left in the open, without any other rock close to it, this rock can easily be put out of play by an accurately delivered rock of the opposite team. 1, record 1, English, - exposed%20rock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre à découvert
1, record 1, French, pierre%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9couvert
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pierre découverte 1, record 1, French, pierre%20d%C3%A9couverte
correct, feminine noun
- pierre exposée 1, record 1, French, pierre%20expos%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- pierre non protégée 1, record 1, French, pierre%20non%20prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre qu'on n'a pas réussi à placer derrière une autre ou derrière une garde pour la protéger; pierre devant laquelle on ne réussit pas à placer une autre pierre ou une garde pour la protéger. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9couvert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aucune autre pierre n'étant près d'elle, elle pourrait facilement être mise hors-jeu par une pierre habilement lancée par l'équipe adverse. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9couvert
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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