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| Automatic Transmission [Motor Sports] |
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A transmission that shifts its own gears according to the prevailing speed, load, and road condition. Also called automatic gearbox. Operation can be electrical or hydraulic.
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A device used to steer a boat automatically, usually electrical, hydraulic or mechanical in nature. A similar mechanism called self steering gear may also be used on a sailing vessel.
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| Auxiliary [Sailing] |
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A second method of propelling a vessel. On a sailboat this could be a engine.
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| Auxiliary Starting Gate [Horse Racing] |
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A second starting gate used when the amount of horses in a race exceeds the capacity of the main starting gate.
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| Avc [General] |
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Asian Volleyball Confederation.
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| Average Payback [Video Poker] |
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Also called Expected Return or Expected Value or EV. For a given hand, the average amount you win if you play that hand millions of times. For example, if a Royal Flush pays $1,000 and you draw one card to a Four Card Royal Flush, your average payback is about $25. Average Payback is important because for any hand that you can play more than one way, you should always pick the play with the highest Average Payback.
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A breeding statistic that compares racing earnings of a stallion or mare's foals to those of all other foals racing at that time. An AEI of 1.00 is considered average, 2.00 is twice the average, 0.50 half the average, etc.
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| Avg [Baseball] |
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Batting Average Allowed by Pitcher
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| Avoidance [Fencing] |
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Ducking or moving laterally to prevent a hit.
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| Awa [Wrestling] |
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American Wrestling Association
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| Awase [Martial Arts] |
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Together
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| Away [Golf] |
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The ball that is the greatest distance from the hole when more than one golfer is playing. It is the first to be played.
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| Awc [Wrestling] |
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American Wrestling Council
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| Awdc [Motor Sports] |
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All Wheel Drive Club - 4x4 and off-road club.
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| Aweigh [Sailing] |
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To raise an anchor off the bottom.
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| Awf [Wrestling] |
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Atlantic Wrestling Federation
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| Awt [Horse Racing] |
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All weather track.
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| Ax [Poker] |
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The percentage of a pot kept by the management to pay expenses; usually called drop.
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| Ax, Autocross [Motor Sports] |
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Single car competition against the clock. Best time for 1 lap wins..
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| Axel [Figure Skating] |
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Named for Axel Paulson, the 1908 Gold Medalist who invented it, this is a jump on which the skater takes off from the forward inside edge and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. There are single, double, and triple versions.
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| Axis [Golf] |
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A straight line around which a body rotates. (There are several axes in the golf swing. The one most frequently referred to is the spine, around which the upper body rotates.) -Top
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| Axle [Motor Sports] |
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A rotating metal shaft connected to the wheels on either side of the vehicle.
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| Axle, Live or Ridged [Motor Sports] |
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A "solid" or "straight" axle that allows the movement of one wheel to affect the opposite wheel. A live axle is inexpensive to manufacture and is useful for heavy duty applications.
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| Ayso [Soccer] |
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American Youth Soccer Organization — an administrative body of youth soccer which sets rules and provides information and equipment to youth league referees, coaches and players.
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| Azusa-Yumi [Archery] |
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A small bow used in magic, Japan.
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