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COURSE LAP [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
DEF

One loop of [a] track, course or circuit.

CONT

Biathlon. ... for targets that are missed ... the poor shooters have to ski extra laps.

Key term(s)
  • course lap

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Un tour complet sur une piste en circuit fermé.

CONT

Biathlon. [...] les concurrents qui manquent une cible doivent skier des tours additionnels.

CONT

Patinage de vitesse. Les athlètes patinent dans les couloirs séparés, changeant de couloir à chaque tour de piste.

OBS

Les termes valent tant pour des pistes aux formes symétriques, comme les anneaux de vitesse et les pistes d'un vélodrome ou d'un hippodrome, que pour des pistes asymétriques en loppet, comme celles de biathlon ou de ski de fond.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
PHR

Vuelta a la pista.

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