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SINGLES STICK [2 records]

Record 1 2012-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

Each of the pair of spikes holding the net on a tennis court.

OBS

There are two pairs of net posts; the doubles posts and the singles posts or poles. The term "post" is short for "net post".

OBS

A shot hit so wide that it goes into the opposing court without clearing the net is said "around the post"; the shot is considered within the rules even if the flight of the ball is higher than the net.

PHR

doubles post, singles post.

Key term(s)
  • singles stick
  • doubles stick
  • stick singles post
  • doubles post

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[Le filet est] suspendu entre 2 poteaux par un câble recouvert d'une bande de tissu blanc [et est]; retenu au centre par une sangle blanche.

CONT

[...] catalogue complet d'articles de tennis (filets, poteaux, écrans antivent, paniers de balles, bancs de joueurs, chaises d'arbitre, lance-balles Lobmatic, équipement d'entretien, etc).

OBS

Distinguer entre l'entrée lexicale «poteau de filet» et l'entrée contextuelle, «poteau du filet», et choisir la forme appropriée.

PHR

poteau de double, poteau de simple.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[El terreno de juego] estará dividido en su mitad por una red, suspendida de una cuerda o cable metálico de un diámetro máximo de 0,01 m (2/3 de pulgada), sujeto por los extremos o pasando por encima (arrollado) a dos postes de madera o metálicos [...]

CONT

[...] ni el jugador, ni parte alguna de su indumentaria, ni su raqueta, toquen la red, los palos, la cuerda o cable metálico, la cincha, la franja de lona [...]

PHR

~ de dobles, ~ de sencillos (= de singles); pelota que choca contra un ~.

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Record 2 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

When a combined doubles and singles court with a doubles net is used for singles, the net must be supported to a height of 1.07 m by means of two posts, called "singles sticks", which shall be not more than 7.5 cm square or 7.5 cm in diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Quand une rencontre de simple est disputée sur un terrain de double, on place deux piquets d'une hauteur de 1,07 mètre à 0,914 mètre à l'extérieur des lignes de côté. Ces piquets n'ont pas plus de 7,5 cm carrés ou 7,5 cm de diamètre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Una devolución que pase por debajo de la franja de tela, entre la estaca o palo de individuales y la de dobles, sin tocar la red o el palo de dobles y va a caer dentro del campo de juego, será considerada como una devolución válida.

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