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1. after-ski, adj. View full entry 1937
...Designating clothing worn or intended to be worn after skiing; of or relating to the period of the day after skiing is over. Cf. après-ski...
2. alickadoo, n. View full entry 1961
...A person who is attached to or associated with a rugby game or club but does not play, esp. an administrative official or committee member....
3. all-seater, adj. and n. View full entry 1980
...Designating a sports stadium, ground, etc., having a seat for every spectator and no standing places, esp. (in Association Football) a stadium with no terracing....
4. altiport, n. View full entry 1963
...Chiefly in France: a small airfield at a high altitude, esp. at a mountain skiing resort....
5. angle shot, n. View full entry 1860
...Billiards and Pool (chiefly U.S.). A shot which causes the cue ball to drive the object ball off at an angle....
6. Babe Ruth, n. View full entry 1953
...Chiefly attrib. A youth baseball and softball league in North America, originally established for players aged 13–15 but now offering a variety of age divisions....
7. ball-by-ball, adv. and adj. View full entry 1906
...One ball at a time; continuously or constantly throughout a match. Also (in Broadcasting): in full, with running commentary....
8. base jump, n. View full entry 1981
...A parachute jump from a fixed point, typically a high building, cliff, or mountainside, rather than an aircraft....
9. base jumping, n. View full entry 1981
...The action or sport of parachute jumping from a fixed point, typically a high building or promontory, rather than an aircraft....
10. baseman, n. View full entry 1857
...Each of the fielders who stand near the first, second, and third bases in baseball and softball....
11. bench press, n. View full entry 1946
...An exercise in which a person, lying face upwards on a bench with feet on the floor, raises a bar-bell by extending both arms upward from the chest....
12. biathlete, n. View full entry 1972
...A competitor in a biathlon....
13. biathlon, n. View full entry 1958
...An athletic event consisting of skiing and shooting performed by the same contestants....
14. ˈbobbing, n.2 View full entry 1888
...The action or pastime of riding on bob-sleighs. Also attrib....
15. bobskate, n. View full entry 1903
...An ice-skate for children, which has double runners in two sections and can easily be adjusted to fit the foot....
16. bodyboard, n. View full entry 1979
...A type of short, light surfboard ridden in a prone position. Cf. boogie board...
17. body swerve, n. View full entry 1933
...orig. and chiefly Sport, esp. Association Football. An abrupt dodging or swerving motion of the body used to avoid collision or interception, esp. tactically in order to deceive...
18. bouncebackability, n. View full entry 1972
...The capacity to recover quickly or fully from a setback, bad situation, etc....
19. break-away | breakaway, n. View full entry 1885
...The action of breaking away; severance....
20. broomball, n. View full entry 1896
...A team game similar to ice hockey and played on ice, but in which the players wear shoes or boots rather than ice skates and use (specially designed) brooms in attempting to...
