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LANCER LONG [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
- long delivery
1, record 1, English, long%20delivery
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- long shot 1, record 1, English, long%20shot
correct, noun phrase
- long 1, record 1, English, long
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The throwing of a rock with enough weight so that it reaches the house or the intended spot. 1, record 1, English, - long%20delivery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distinguish from the "long delivery" or "long slide" of a curler, the long distance covered from the hack to the hog line before releasing the handle of a rock to deliver it. 1, record 1, English, - long%20delivery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "long" is used as a noun to mean a delivered rock (deliver a long), an adjective to qualify a rock or a delivery (make a long delivery), or an adverb to modify an action verb (deliver long). 1, record 1, English, - long%20delivery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
delivery: The act, action or manner of putting a curling rock in motion by an appropriate swing and the necessary momentum, weight and turn to position it on the play, or put out or push elsewhere other rocks already laying on the sheet. 1, record 1, English, - long%20delivery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lancer long
1, record 1, French, lancer%20long
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- long 1, record 1, French, long
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lancer exécuté avec toute la pesanteur nécessaire pour que la pierre glisse jusqu'à la maison ou au point indiqué comme cible. 1, record 1, French, - lancer%20long
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distinguer la «longue glissade de lancer» ou «lancer long» du curleur, la pierre en main, et la «longue glissade» ou «lancer long» d'une pierre qui peut rouler longuement sur la piste entre le lâcher et le point d'immobilisation complète. 1, record 1, French, - lancer%20long
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «long» s'utilise comme nom pour signifier la pierre lancée (lancer une longue), comme adjectif pour qualifier une pierre ou un lancer (un lancer long), ou un adverbe pour modifier un verbe d'action (lancer long). 1, record 1, French, - lancer%20long
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
lancer (nom) : Mise en mouvement d'une pierre en lui donnant, par l'élan adéquat, l'impulsion, la pesanteur et l'effet nécessaires pour qu'elle se positionne sur le jeu, ou déplace ou sorte du jeu d'autres pierres qui y sont déjà immobilisées. 1, record 1, French, - lancer%20long
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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