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10 OFF AREA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Board Games
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ten-off area
1, record 1, English, ten%2Doff%20area
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- 10 OFF area 2, record 1, English, 10%20OFF%20area
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
shuffleboard: A game played on a long, narrow court with triangular scoring areas at each end ... The disks ... must be played from the "ten-off" area at the base of the near scoring triangle. ... In the scoring, only those disks wholly within the particular scoring areas are counted. Any disks in the ten-off area result in 10 points being deducted from the side's score. A game usually consists of 75 points and a match consists of 3 games. 1, record 1, English, - ten%2Doff%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"10 OFF" is written in the ten-off area on both sides of the shuffleboard court. 2, record 1, English, - ten%2Doff%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Jeux sur plateaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone "10 OFF"
1, record 1, French, zone%20%5C%2210%20OFF%5C%22
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone "MOINS 10" 1, record 1, French, zone%20%5C%22MOINS%2010%5C%22
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Au jeu de galets (Europe) ou de palets (Amérique du Nord), zone dans laquelle tout palet qui s'y arrête fait soustraire 10 du total des points. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20%5C%2210%20OFF%5C%22
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces jeux n'étant encore fabriqués qu'en anglais, "10 OFF" est inscrit dans ladite zone; si le jeu était francisé, c'est "MOINS 10" que l'on y trouverait inscrit. 1, record 1, French, - zone%20%5C%2210%20OFF%5C%22
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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