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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2000-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Compare with "non-hitting arm" or "tossing arm". Sometimes the term "hand", as in "hitting hand" or "racquet hand" is used synonymously with arm.

CONT

Just before the point of impact [smash] your stance should be as for the serve; the free hand pointing upward to the ball and the racket hand poised.

OBS

racket hand: also used in table tennis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
DEF

Main, habituellement la plus habile, qui tient la raquette. Correspond au bras porteur [de la balle de tennis].

OBS

main de la raquette : terme de tennis de table.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc

Spanish

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