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PIERRE LARGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wide
1, record 1, English, wide
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wide rock 2, record 1, English, wide%20rock
correct, see observation, Canada
- wide stone 2, record 1, English, wide%20stone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock that is delivered outside the imaginary line to the skip's broom or brush. 3, record 1, English, - wide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A "wide rock" is delivered between the skip's broom and a side line, the outside of the playing area; a "narrow rock" is delivered between the skip's broom and the house or the centre line, the inside of the playing area. 2, record 1, English, - wide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "wide" is used as a noun to mean a delivered rock (deliver a wide), an adjective to qualify a rock or a delivery (make a wide delivery), or an adverb to modify an action verb (deliver wide). 2, record 1, English, - wide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The term "outside" refers to the part of a playing area farthest from the middle; it thus means, for a curling sheet, an area getting close to one of the side lines. 2, record 1, English, - wide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Curling
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pierre large
1, record 1, French, pierre%20large
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- large 2, record 1, French, large
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pierre lancée à l'extérieur du point donné comme cible par le balai ou la brosse du capitaine de l'équipe. 3, record 1, French, - pierre%20large
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Pierre lancée à l'extérieur de la trajectoire ou de la cible indiquée par le balai ou la brosse du capitaine. 4, record 1, French, - pierre%20large
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une «pierre large» s'immobilise entre le balai du capitaine et un côté de la piste, l'extérieur de l'aire de jeu; une «pierre étroite» s'immobilise entre le balai du capitaine et la maison ou la ligne médiane, l'intérieur de l'aire de jeu. 4, record 1, French, - pierre%20large
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «large» s'utilise comme nom pour signifier la pierre lancée (lancer une large), comme adjectif pour qualifier une pierre ou un lancer (un lancer large), ou un adverbe pour modifier un verbe d'action (lancer large). 3, record 1, French, - pierre%20large
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le terme «extérieur» signifie la partie d'une aire de jeu s'éloignant du milieu; pour une piste de curling, il signifie donc tout espace se rapprochant de l'une des bandes latérales. 4, record 1, French, - pierre%20large
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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