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Record 1 2018-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
DEF

A simple weapon in the form of a scrap or loop, used to hurl stones or other small missiles.

CONT

A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch. The middle finger or thumb is placed through a loop on the end of one cord, and a tab at the end of the other cord is placed between the thumb and forefinger. The sling is swung in an arc, and the tab released at a precise moment. This frees the projectile to fly to the target. The sling essentially works by extending the length of a human arm, thus allowing stones to be thrown much farther than they could be by hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
DEF

Arme de jet utilisant la force centrifuge, formée d'une pièce de matière souple (cuir, etc.), attachée à deux lanières, dans laquelle est placé le projectile (balle ou pierre).

CONT

Une fois la balle placée dans la poche, le lanceur tenant la lanière longue dans la paume et la courte entre le pouce et l'index fait tournoyer la poche de la fronde sur le côté ou au-dessus de sa tête, puis lâche la lanière la plus courte en direction de la cible. Le projectile ainsi libéré part avec une vitesse initiale égale à la vitesse acquise pendant le mouvement circulaire, en général de l'ordre de 10 m/s.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères

Spanish

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Record 3 1979-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

pass reception. The receiver has his head up, watching the puck and his stick flat on the ice as a target. As the puck reaches the stick blade, the blade is cupped over to cradle the puck, and the blade is allowed to "give" a little by relaxing the wrists.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

réception de la passe. Le joueur qui reçoit la passe a la tête haute, observe la rondelle et son bâton est posé à plat sur la glace pour servir de cible. Au moment où la rondelle touche la lame du bâton, celle-ci est inclinée de façon à contrôler la rondelle et le joueur fait reculer légèrement la lame en relâchant les muscles des poignets.

Spanish

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