broadside either side of a canoe.
Canadian stroke stroke originated by the Canadian Indians in which the sternman passes the paddle blade through the water at a slight angle and finishes with a quick outward stroke, used to avoid fatigue on long excursions.
draw the depth of water displaced by a canoe when floating, also known as the draft.
duffle the apparel and equipment of a canoeist.
freeboard the distance from the waterline to the gunwales.
grip top end of a paddle.
gunwales pronounced "gunnels"; the upper edges of the sides of a canoe.
haystacks standing waves that form at the bottom of rapids wherever the current is decelerating.
hummock a flow of current that forms a "hump" over a rock.
jam stroke a stroke that brakes the forward motion of a canoe by plunging the blade straight down into the water and holding it.
J stroke a steering stroke with a finishing twist made by the sternman.
keel narrow strip running along the underside of a canoe to prevent sideslipping in wind or current; a wider version is known as a shoe or river keel.
lining an alternative to portaging, where a rope is attached to bow and stern to guide the canoe around hazards and obstructions from the safety of shore.
painter a line used to tie or tow a canoe.
pillow a rounded rock partially or fully concealed beneath black water.
port the left side of a canoe facing forward.
portaging carrying a canoe over land between two bodies of water.
ribs skeletal bracketing running between gunwales.
riffles small ripples in shallow stream caused by numerous submerged rocks or cobbles.
rips river waves larger than riffles but smaller than rapids.
rooster a river wave with a crest that turns back on itself, sometimes swamping canoes. Also known as a curler.
souse hole violent foamy turbulence where water plunges over boulders, sucks air along with it, and creates dangerous and unpredictable hydraulic properties. Also known as a white eddy.
sponsons air chambers built into the gunwales running the length of a canoe.
starboard the right side of a canoe facing forward.
sternman the paddler at the rear of the canoe.
stern rudder stroke placing the paddle astern or alongside of a canoe and using it as a rudder, known as the lazy man's way to steer.
tongue a smooth passage of black water between two rocks.
yaw to deviate from course or sway, caused by wind or current.
yoke a frame fitting anchored at the gunwales allowing a canoe to be shouldered while carried upside down.
curling
besom the broom used for sweeping the ice clean.
bitter a stone just touching the outer ring of the house.
bonspiel a curling tournament. broom a besom.
build a house to align the stones in an advantageous position so that they protect each other.
button the first circle out from the center of the house.
chap and lie the delivery of a stone that knocks out an opponent's stone and takes its place.
close a port to fill a gap between two stones.
curling stone a polished, circular stone about 12 inches in diameter, weighing 42 to 44 pounds, and having a removable handle on top.
heavy ice rough ice that slows the momentum of a thrown stone.
hog a stone that fails to clear the far hog line.
hog line the line 7 yards in front of the tee past which a stone must come to rest or be removed from
play.
house a 12-foot circular area at each end of a rink, where the stones are delivered.
pebble to sprinkle hot water on the ice to create bumps and increase friction for better control of the stones.
rink the 138-foot by 14-foot playing area having a series of concentric rings (houses) at each end where the stones are delivered.
rock a curling stone.
shot rock the stone lying nearest the center of the house.
skip the captain of a curling team.
sooping sweeping of the ice to clear it of any debris.
sweeping sooping.
take-out knocking an opponent's stone out of play. tee the circular area inside the house. wick to carom off another stone.
diving
armstand dive any dive begun with the diver standing on his or her hands at the edge of the diving board.
backflip a backward somersault.
back header a backwards dive in which the head hits the water first.
back jackknife a board-facing dive in the jackknife position.
backward dive a dive in which the diver faces the board, leaps off, turns backward, and hits the water feet first. Also, a dive in which the diver faces away from the board and enters the water headfirst.
backward somersault a dive started facing the board, followed by a backward somersault.
degree of difficulty in competition, the degree of difficulty of a dive and its factoring in the final score.
diving well the deep end of a pool.
full gainer a reverse dive with a somersault.
half gainer a backflip ending headfirst and facing the board.
jackknife a dive in which the body describes the positioning of a closing and opening jackknife, with the body doubled over and hands touching the ankles followed by an extension straight into the water.
springboard a diving board.
swan dive a dive in which the head is tilted back and the arms extended out to the sides.
tuck a diving position in which the legs are tucked or folded up into the chest.
twist any twisting dive.
fencing
a droit against the right. a gauche against the left.
aids the three balancing fingers of the weapon hand.
appel a beat or stamp of the foot used to fake an opponent into action.
balestra a short, forward jump followed by a lunge.
beat a sharp blow to the opponent's blade.
bind to take an opponent's blade from a high line diagonally to a low line, or vice versa.
bout one match or fight.
breaking ground backing up a step; retreating.
break time an intentional pause taken between movements to throw off an opponent's timing.
cadence the rhythm in which movements are made.
ceding a parry a yielding parry characterized by a return to the guard position, used as a defense against a taking of the blade.
change of engagement engaging the opponent's blade in a new line.
circular parry a circular blade movement used to pick up an opponent's blade and move it. Also known as a counter parry.
compound attack an offensive action composed of one or more feints.