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BACK BOARD [4 records]

Record 1 2006-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
  • Sports Facilities and Venues
DEF

A wall, usually of wood, that's used for practice.

CONT

Use the practice wall to improve your basic strokes.

OBS

It's often marked with a line at the height of the net.

Key term(s)
  • back board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
  • Installations et sites (Sports)
CONT

Mur d'exercice. Pratiquer les coups de base contre un mur.

PHR

exercices au mur (de pratique/entraînement).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
  • Instalaciones y sedes deportivas
CONT

Utilice el frontón para mejorar los golpes básicos.

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Record 2 2006-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Basketball
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
DEF

A 6-by-4-foot rectangular structure of wood or fiberglass that holds the basket.

CONT

Each of the two backboards shall be of any rigid material. ... The backboard shall be ... a rectangle 6 feet horizontally and 4 feet vertically.

Key term(s)
  • back board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Basket-ball
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
CONT

Les panneaux sont en bois dur de 3 cm d'épaisseur ou en matériau transparent adéquat [...] et ont pour dimensions 1,80 m [sur] 1,20 m.

CONT

Les panneaux, au nombre de deux, se situent au-dessus du terrain, à 1,20 m de la ligne de fond. Un rectangle est tracé sur chaque panneau, derrière l'anneau, pour donner aux joueurs une perspective verticale de l'emplacement de l'anneau et afin de les aider dans leurs tirs au but.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Básquetbol
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
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Record 3 2003-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

An inflexible board placed on a stretcher under the back of a patient with a suspected spine injury.

Key term(s)
  • backboard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Machines with ratio platforms ... Provisions relating to wooden parts: If certain parts of these machines, such as the frame, the platform or the backboard are of wood ....

Key term(s)
  • back board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Bascule décimale. (...) Prescriptions relatives aux pièces en bois. Lorsque certaines pièces de ces instruments telles que le châssis, le tablier, ou le dossier de tablier sont en bois (...)

Spanish

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