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 a team sport with four members on each side. The object of the game is to get your team's stones closer to the target â a 1-foot (30-centimeter) diameter circle called the tee or button â than your opponent's stones. The button is located in the center of a 12-foot (4-meter) bull's-eye called the house. (You can see a diagram here).