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.
A famous example of this type of rink is the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Canada, estimated at 1,782,000 square feet (165,600 m 2) and 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) long, which is equivalent to 90 Olympic size skating rinks.The rink is prepared by lowering the canal's water level and letting the canal water freeze.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).