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Record 1 2017-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Curling
DEF

A manoeuvre by which a player places a delivered rock behind a guard in the hope of protecting it.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Curling
DEF

Manœuvre qui consiste pour un joueur à placer sa pierre derrière une garde dans l'espoir de la protéger.

OBS

garde : Toute pierre qui s'immobilise entre la ligne de jeu et la maison, souvent pour protéger une autre pierre qui s'y trouve déjà, et qui bloque la trajectoire d'une pierre à lancer.

Spanish

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