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UNBURYABLE ROCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rock that wouldn’t bury
1, record 1, English, rock%20that%20wouldn%26rsquo%3Bt%20bury
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stone that wouldn’t bury 2, record 1, English, stone%20that%20wouldn%26rsquo%3Bt%20bury
correct
- unburyable rock 2, record 1, English, unburyable%20rock
proposal, Canada
- unburyable stone 2, record 1, English, unburyable%20stone
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that a curler cannot place behind another rock or behind a guard because of the location of the rocks actually on the play. 2, record 1, English, - rock%20that%20wouldn%26rsquo%3Bt%20bury
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The expression can be said of the rock impossible to hide behind another rock or behind a guard as well as of the rock already in play that a curler is not able to protect with a rock to deliver because of the location of the rocks actually on the play. 2, record 1, English, - rock%20that%20wouldn%26rsquo%3Bt%20bury
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre impossible à cacher
1, record 1, French, pierre%20impossible%20%C3%A0%20cacher
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pierre impossible à protéger 2, record 1, French, pierre%20impossible%20%C3%A0%20prot%C3%A9ger
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre difficile à placer derrière une autre ou derrière une garde en raison de l'emplacement actuel des pierres sur le jeu. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20impossible%20%C3%A0%20cacher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression peut se dire de la pierre que le curleur n'arrive pas à placer derrière une autre ou derrière une garde, comme de la pierre déjà en jeu que le curleur n'est pas capable de protéger avec une pierre à lancer en raison de l'emplacement des pierres actuellement sur le jeu. 2, record 1, French, - pierre%20impossible%20%C3%A0%20cacher
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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