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.
Historically, earlier ice rinks were smaller than today. Official National Hockey League rinks are 26 m Ã 61 m (85 ft Ã 200 ft). The dimensions originate from the size of the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Canada. Official Olympic/International rinks have dimensions of 30 m Ã 60 m (98.4 ft Ã 197 ft).n bandy, the rink size is 90â110 m (300â360 ft) x 45â65 m (148â213 ft). For internationals, the size must not be smaller than 100 metres (330 ft) x 60 metres (200 ft).