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WINDMILL SERVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Volleyball
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hook serve
1, record 1, English, hook%20serve
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- roundhouse serve 2, record 1, English, roundhouse%20serve
correct
- windmill serve 3, record 1, English, windmill%20serve
correct
- slice serve 3, record 1, English, slice%20serve
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
the roundhouse, or hook serve is definitely the most difficult of the accepted serving skills to learn and even very experienced players have difficulty in developing it to a high degree of ... accuracy. 4, record 1, English, - hook%20serve
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There are 3 basic kinds of serve: the underarm serve, the tennis (or overhead) serve, and a kind of side serve or "hook serve" as it is known. 5, record 1, English, - hook%20serve
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volleyball
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service balancier
1, record 1, French, service%20balancier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service coupé 2, record 1, French, service%20coup%C3%A9
masculine noun
- service en circumduction 3, record 1, French, service%20en%20circumduction
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le service balancier : un bras envoie la balle un peu en avant et au-dessus de la tête; l'autre, s'élevant latéralement, vient la frapper. 4, record 1, French, - service%20balancier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
le service balancier est une arme redoutable pour ceux qui savent l'utiliser. Il est difficile à diriger, bien peu peuvent atteindre un adversaire déterminé. 5, record 1, French, - service%20balancier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vóleibol
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- saque cortado
1, record 1, Spanish, saque%20cortado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- saque lateral 1, record 1, Spanish, saque%20lateral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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