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SPRINT-ECLAIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pleasure Boating and Yachting
DEF

A fast sprint that takes the opponents by surprise and is intended to achieve a very quick victory.

CONT

All running races of any distance end with a sprint - a sort of final blitzkrieg to demoralize your opponents and tax them physically just when they are at their lowest ebb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Yachting et navigation de plaisance
DEF

Fin de course rapide donnant une avance à un concurrent sur ses adversaires de façon à les décourager en les prenant par surprise.

Spanish

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