a combining form meaning âthe dead,â âcorpse,â âdead tissueâ: necrology. Also, esp. before a vowel,necr-. [< Greek nekro-, comb. form of nekrÃ³s dead person, corpse, (adj.) dead]
The layout of a standard curling sheet of ice. The curling Sheet Each curling sheet is a patch of ice, 44.5 metres (146 ft) by 4.3 to 4.75 metres (14 ft 2 in to 15 ft 7 in), with identical sets of circles near each end. At the centre of the target, which is called the house, is a tee line and small circle called the button.
Curling is an ice sport of fitness and finesse enjoyed by thousands of Americans. It is played for both recreation and competitive satisfaction by men and women from 8 to 80. Long a well-kept secret, curling made it's debut as a full-medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games at Nagano, Japan. The heart of curling is the local curling club and it members. Most clubs have their own ice facility and club rooms. Some rent ice from hockey or skating arenas.