Aihepiiri 3 (Sport)

Other sports

abseiling the sport or activity of going down a steep cliff or rock while attached to a rope, pushing against the slope or rock with your feet The activity holiday promises abseiling, rock climbing, sailing and canoeing. laskeutuminen/kiipeily
archery the art or sport of shooting arrows with a bow He took up archery eight years ago. jousiammunta
motor racing the sport of racing fast cars on a special track Motor racing is a dangerous sport by its nature and has seen a large numbers of deaths. moottoriurheilu
cross-country skiing the sport of skiing across the countryside, rather than down mountains he quickly converted me to the joys of cross-country skiing maastohiihto
billiards a game for two people played with cues and balls on a long table covered with green cloth a game of billiards biljardi
figure skating a type of ice skating in which you cut patterns in the ice and do jumps and turns she likes figure skating kaunoluistelu
hang-glider the frame used in hang-gliding each hang-glider takes a set of sails riippuliidin
bungee jumping a sport in which a person jumps from a high place, such as a bridge or a cliff, with a bungee tied to their feet to go bungee jumping benjihyppääminen
chairlift a series of chairs hanging from a moving cable, for carrying people up and down a mountain A chairlift carried us to the top of the ski run. tuolihissi
co-driver a person who sits next to the driver to give directions The co-driver is responsible for memorizing the route and relaying exact instructions kartturi

Water sports

boardsailing the sport of sailing on water standing on a sailboard he went boardsailing purjelautailu
butterfly a swimming stroke in which you swim on your front and lift both arms forward at the same time while your legs move up and down together She was third in the 200m butterfly perhosuinti
chlorine a chemical element. Chlorine is a poisonous green gas with a strong smell. It is often used in swimming pools to keep the water clean. there is chlorine in the water kloori
decompression eduction in air pressure on a person who has experienced high pressure while diving deep underwater Itching and rashes often occur following decompression. paineenalennus
canoeing the sport of travelling in or racing a canoe Canoeing is an Olympic sport. melonta
canoe a light narrow boat that you move along in the water with a paddle We crossed the lake by canoe. kanootti
drysuit a piece of clothing that fits the whole body and keeps water out, worn by people swimming underwater or sailing he wore an drysuit kuivapuku
bodyboard a short light type of surfboard that you ride lying on your front he has an bodyboard surffilauta
jet ski a vehicle with an engine, like a motorcycle, for riding across water we had to sell our jet ski vesijetti
catamaran a fast sailing boat with two hulls we had an catamaran katamaraani

Ball and racket sports

backboard the board behind the basket in the game of basketball the ball hit the backboard takalevy
back-to-back sports games that are played on consecutive days  They play 18 games in 31 days, including five back-to-backs. peräkkäin
bowling ball a heavy wooden ball that is used in bowling the bowling ball missed keilapallo
batter (in baseball) the player who is hitting the ball the batter missed lyöjä
air ball (in basketball) a shot that misses the backboard and basket He shot an air ball from in close. huti
base one of the four positions that a player must reach in order to score points he slid into the second base pesä
birdie a score of one stroke of the ball less than par i made a birdie on the fifht hole birdie
backcourt the area at either end of the court he hit it into the backcourt takakenttä
fantasy football a competition in which you choose players to make your own imaginary team, and score points according to the performance of the real players i have heard about fantasy football fantasia jalkapallo
division a group of teams or competitors in a sports competition who compete against each other. The club will finish second in Division One.  divisioona