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Trace [Figure Skating] The line formed by the skater's blade on the ice.

Track [Sailing] (1) The path that a vessel is taking. (2) A guide in the mast or other spar that accepts lugs to attach a sail. (3) A rail to which a sliding car is attached for easy adjustment of the position of blocks and lines.

Track Bar [Motor Sports] Also called a panhard bar. A rear suspension component, a lateral bar that prevents the axle from moving left or right. It is generally attached to the end of the axle housing on the left, and to a frame bracket on the right.

Track Bias [Horse Racing] A racing surface that favors a particular running style or position. For example, a track bias can favor either front-runners or closers or horses running on the inside or outside.

Track Bike [Cycling] A very simple bike used for track racing. It has a single-speed gear without freewheeling and there are no brakes.

Track Condition [Horse Racing] The condition of the racing surface. For a dirt track, see fast; good; muddy; sloppy. For a turf course, see firm; yielding.

Track Conditions [Greyhound Racing] In order from good to bad: fast, good, dead, slow, heavy.

Track Iron [Golf] An obsolete club that was used primarily to hit the ball from cart tracks. A rut-iron or a niblick.

Track Out [Motor Sports] Exit Point. The area past a turn, typically at the far outside edge, at which the car has completed the turning stage and all the dynamic forces acting on the car are in balance.

Track Record [Horse Racing] Fastest time at various distances recorded at a particular track.

Track Stand [Cycling] The act of balancing the bicycle in place, with the feet on the pedals. In the match sprint, riders usually begin with a track stand, because each of them wants the other to set the pace in order to take advantage of the slipstream.

Track Superintendent [Horse Racing] The official responsible for maintaining acceptable racing and training track conditions during race meet.

Track-Out Point [Motor Sports] Point at the end of a turn where car is usually at the outside edge of the track, stabilized and accelerating down the straight following the turn.

Tracking [Skydiving] Moving horizontally during freefall. Used to approach or depart from other skydivers.

Tracks [Horse Racing] Circuit lengths are Half-Mile in America, five furlongs/1000 metres (predominant in Scandinavia and much of Europe) and mile, though the famous 'Grande piste' at Vincennes in Paris is 2000 metres. Racing 'one wide' outside another horse means covering an extra 63 feet (almost 6 lengths) per mile on a half mile track and 47 feet on a five-eights one.

Traction [Motor Sports] The amount of friction between the tire and the ground.

Traction Bars [Motor Sports] A device to control rear end torque and stabilize suspension. Transmits torque to frame, increasing traction.

Traction Control [Motor Sports] A system for limiting wheel slip under acceleration, thus maintaining each wheel's contact with the road surface. Traction-control systems generally use the anti-lock braking system to stop wheel spin and reduce power from one or more engine cylinders when an electronic sensor detects wheel spin.

Trade [Poker] Receive a twist (In stud, played in a home game, an extra card that a player can "buy" after all the cards that constitute a hand have been dealt.).

Trade Demands [Baseball] Players with five years of experience traded prior to the last year of a multi-year contract may request a trade in the offseason. If that player is not traded by March 15, he can be granted free agency.

Trade Wind [Sailing] Winds in certain areas known for their consistent strength and direction. Trade winds are named because of their reliability, allowing for planned voyages along the routes favored by those winds.

Trade-in Value [Motor Sports] The amount a dealership credits you for the used vehicle you provide as partial payment for another vehicle. The amount credited is often about 5 percent below the vehicle's wholesale market value.

Trademark [Wrestling] A character likeness or name that is owned and copyrighted by a federation or in many cases, a wrestler.

Trades [Baseball] Players on the disabled list cannot be traded without permission of the Commissioner.

Trading Deadline [Baseball] There are two trading deadlines in baseball, July 31 and August 31. July 31 (at 4 PM EDT) is the last day teams can make a trade without having to pass a player through waivers until 5 PM on the day after the scheduled end of the regular season. This results in most of the biggest trades being made at that time. On August 31, teams must set their playoff rosters. By this time, most teams know whether or not they have a shot at the playoffs. Teams who are out of the race will put some of their more expensive players on the block sometimes and offer them in trades. Role players often get moved so they can be pinch-runners, pinch-hitters, or utility players for playoff teams.

Trading Down [Motor Sports] Buying a less expensive vehicle than the one currently owned.

Trading Paint [Motor Sports] Slang term used to describe aggressive driving involving a lot of bumping and rubbing.

Trading Up [Motor Sports] Buying a more expensive vehicle than the one currently owned.

Trail [Poker] Come in light, that is, call a bet when several others have already called, usually to get money odds on a straight or flush draw (in high), or to try a long shot cheaply, as a cat hop or short pair draw in high draw, a multiple-card draw in lowball, or an inside straight draw in hold 'em or seven stud, or substandard starting cards in either of the latter games.

Trail Braking [Motor Sports] The technique of continuing to brake while turning in for a corner, accomplished by gradually reducing ("trailing") brake pressure.

Trail Off [Horse Racing] Used to describe a fit horse losing its competitive edge.

Trail Official [Basketball] The referee or official who follows the ball upcourt after a change of possession, then works near the midcourt area marker. When the ball changes hands once more and begins to move back toward the other end of the court, the trail official usually becomes the lead official.

Trailed [Golf] Runs far behind the field. Must school back.

Trailer [Ice Hockey] A player who follows his teammate on the attack seemingly out of the action but actually in a position to receive a backward or drop pass.

Trailing [Soccer] Running behind another player.

Trailing Arm [Motor Sports] A rear suspension piece holding the rear axle firmly fore and aft yet allowing it to travel up and down.

Trailing Edge [Sailing] The aft edge of a sail, more commonly called the leech.

Trailing Throttle Oversteer [Motor Sports] Oversteer caused by letting up on the throttle while cornering. This transfers weight from the back to the front tires and reducing the traction at the rear.

Train Off [Horse Racing] Become jaded after attaining racing fitness.

Trainer [Horse Racing] The person who conditions and prepares a race animal for racing, with the absolute responsibility to ensure the physical condition and eligibility of the race animal.

Trajectory [Golf] The shape and height of a shot in relation to its direction.

Trampoline Effect [Golf] See Spring-Like Effect.

Trans am [Motor Sports] (1) Pontiac Firebird model. The name is licensed from the racing series. (2) A road-racing series for Stock cars, sanctioned by the SCCA. Trans Am cars are based around American-made sports cars such as the Camaro, Firebird, and Mustang.

Transaxle [Motor Sports] A combined transmission and differential on front-drive vehicles.

Transducer [Sailing] An electronic device that uses sound waves to collect information such as water depth and vessel speed, usually attached to a through hull. The transducer then converts that information to electrical signals that can be used by electronic displays in the cockpit.

Transfer Case [Motor Sports] On four-wheel drive vehicles, a gearbox that allows power to be delivered to front and rear wheels.

Transfer Spot [Motor Sports] In a race that uses heat races to determine qualifying for the feature or main race, the transfer slots are the finishing positions in the heat races that qualify the drivers who finish in those positions to advanced to the feature.

Transit [Sailing] Also called a range. Two navigational aids separated in distance so that they can be aligned to determine that a boat lies on a certain line. Transits can be used to determine a boat's position or guide it through a channel.

Transition [Skiing] The smooth linking of one technique with another, most commonly referring to moving from diagonal stride to double pole and its variations.

Transitional [Golf] The size of a wooden-shafted club head, in-between the size of a bulger and a long nose. Made in the late 1800’s.

Transmission [Motor Sports] The gear-changing or gear-shifting system through which engine power is transferred to the wheels. The purpose of gear-changing is to keep maximum engine power applied to the wheels at all times for all conditions, from start-up to high speeds.

Transmission Blanket [Motor Sports] A flexible wrap intended to contain parts in case of transmission disintegration.

Transom [Powerboating] A vertical structure that marks the end of the main hull or sponson.

Transportation Expense [Motor Sports] Pays for car rental expenses if the vehicle is not driveable.

Transporter [Motor Sports] A large tractor-trailer used to transport race cars and parts to a race track. Those used by teams in in the major series usually have the space to carry two cars (one above the other), spare engines, transmissions, and axles, and a small workshop complete with machine tools, all in the trailer. Very expensive.

Transversale Plain [Roulette] Street: Three Number Bets.

Transversale Simple [Roulette] French term for a Three Number Bet or Street Bet. Also called a Triple or Trio Bet.

Trap [Poker] 1) The state of being stuck; usually preceded by the. "I was stuck a hunnert, but I got out of the trap." 2) The setting up of a situation in which one player can catch or trap another3) To check initially, then raise a bet made later on in the same betting round. Frequently a sign of strength, but may be a bluff. 4) Catch one or more players when you have a good hand by playing in such a way as to conceal your holdings: checking or under betting a good hand, or playing a hand in such a way as not to let opponents know you have a strong hand, thus inducing them either to try a bluff, or bet a weak hand they might otherwise just show down without betting. 5) Money is trapped in the pot if it faces the imminent danger of becoming dead money. Typically you're trapped if after putting some money in the pot you're faced with the proposition of calling a raise in order to continue, especially an uncomfortably large raise. 6) A player is also said to be trapped if caught calling (e.g. on a draw) between two other players who keep raising and re-raising each other.

Trapeze [Sailing] A belt and line used to help a crew hike out beyond the edge of a boat to counteract the boat's heel. Usually used on small vessels for racing.

Trapped Epiglottis [Horse Racing] Condition, correctable by surgery, in which a flap of tissue interferes with a horse's breathing.

Trapper [Poker] One who plays a hand in the way described under trap. After this happens (and sometimes happens unsuccessfully, as all the players just show down their hands without betting, and the first player reveals that he passed a "monster"), someone is sure to say, "Not all trappers wear fur hats."

Trapping [Field Hockey] The act of stepping on the ball or covering it with the body; a violation.

Trash [Poker] 1) Poor or worthless cards. 2) To discard a hand; also the discard pile in which all cards are dead.

Travel Runners [Bobsledding] Temporary runners that are put on a sled so it can be transported from storage to the track.

Traveler [Sailing] A track or rod with an attached block, allowing more controlled adjustment of a sail's sheet. The traveler allows better control of the sail's shape.

Traveling [Basketball] A violation on which the ball handler takes too many steps without dribbling, drags or moves the pivot foot, or takes too many steps after having ended a dribble series. Also known as steps or walking.

Traveling Blind [Poker] A mandatory blind, dependent on position, as described under traveling blind game. Examples are under-the-gun blind, open blind, and so on.

Traversing [Skiing] Travelling directly across a slope, neither up nor down. See also uphill traversing and downhill traversing.

Tray [Blackjack] The special place in the table where the dealer keeps the house chips, stacked horizontally in rows. Also rack.

Trd [Motor Sports] Truck Racing Developments - Caterpillar's Truck Racing Division.

Tread [Motor Sports] Width of a car measured from the center line of the wheels. Sometimes called the track. Also the pattern on the surface of a tire.

Tread-Wear Index [Motor Sports] A tire rating consisting of a number followed by two letters, such as 300AB. The number indicates the useful life of the tire, the first letter (A, B, or C, A for best, C for worst) indicates its traction in wet conditions, and the second letter (A, B, or C, A for best, C for worst) its resistance to heat buildup.

Treble [General] To select the teams or players you believe will win three separate specified events, e.g.: Winners of three games of rugby union. All bets are placed prior to the first event.

Tree System [Lotto] A tree is similar to a wheeling system, but used for daily number games. Primarily, a tree system is a way of organizing numbers to play for a straight win so that potential combinations are not missed.

Treedlededee. [Poker] "Three cards, please." This is heard at the time of the draw in a draw poker game.

Trele-Header [Poker] The third pot of three in which the first two have not been played, either because of no player having had openers in a game with opening requirements, or because of two successive misdeals.

Trey [Poker] 1) 3 (the card). 2) Divide a deck into thirds prior to shuffling. (This is an old, obsolete term.)

Treys Full [Poker] A full house consisting of three 3s and another pair.

Treys Over [Poker] 1) Two pair, 3s and deuces. 2) A full house consisting of three 3s and another pair.

Treys Up [Poker] Two pair, 3s and deuces.

Tri-Link Suspension [Motor Sports] A fully independent rear suspension featuring a single fiberglass or composite leaf spring.

Tri-Metal [Golf] A club head comprised of three separate materials. Popularized by Orlimar™, a tri-metal type head may contain 17-4 stainless steel body, a maraging steel face and a copper alloy in sole rails.

Tri-Oval [Motor Sports] Said of a race track that has a 'hump' or 'fifth turn' in addition to the standard four corners. Not to be confused with a triangle-shaped speedway which has only three distinct corners.

Tri-Super [Greyhound Racing] Similar to the 'Twin Trifecta' below. You select the winning Trifecta combination in one race and exchange that ticket for a Superfecta in the following race.

Trial [Horse Racing] A non-registered horse race. Trials allow previously unraced horses the opportunity to qualify to race at a registered meeting, and allows trainers of horses at various stages in their preparation to gauge their progress.

Triangle [Ice Hockey] The defensive alignment generally used when a team is two players short because of penalties. The three remaining players form a triangle, with one of them near the top of the slot to cover the points, while the other two are near the goal cage.

Triangle Offense [Basketball] "The" offensive scheme of the 1990¹s, as practiced by the Chicago Bulls and now the L.A. Lakers. Invented at USC in the 1940's, coach Tex Winter brought it to Chicago in 1985 but it was not fully implemented until the arrival of Phil Jackson in 1989. Gets its name because the set-up always begins with the 3 guards starting behind the 3-point line on the same side of the court. Superstar players dislike it because it relies on a lot of fast ball movement (i.e. unselfish play) and it can get complicated.

Triatic Stay [Sailing] A stay leading from one mast, such as the main mast to another, such as the mizzen mast.

Tricast [General] A wager that involves correctly predicting the first, second and third place in a particular event. This wager can be permed. Normally offered on handicaps of eight or more declared runners and no fewer than six actual runners.

Tricast or Treble Forecast [Greyhound Racing] A bet placed on three greyhounds, to cross the finish line in exact chosen order. (USA, Trifecta).

Trick [Poker] Poor player; from pimp slang.

Tricolor Light [Sailing] A running light allowed on some sailboats instead of the normal bow and stern lights. The tricolor light contains the red and green side lights and the white stern light in a single fitting that is attached to the top of the mast.

Tricon [Poker] Three of a kind.

Tricycle [Motor Sports] A three-wheeled, early-type open automobile using bicycle wheels and a steel-tube frame.

Trifecta [Horse Racing] A wager picking the first three finishers in exact order. Called a "triactor" in Canada and a "triple" in some parts of the USA.

Trifecta (Or Triple) [Horse Racing] A wager picking the first three finishers in exact order.

Trifecta Box [Horse Racing] A trifecta wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are bet upon. The total number of combinations can be calculated according to the formula x-- 3x2+2x, where x equals the amount of horses in the box. The sum of the formula is then multiplied by the amount wagered on each combination.

Trifector [Horse Racing] See Trifecta.

Trim [Sailing] (1) To haul in on a sheet to adjust the sail trim. (2) Sail trim. (3) A properly balanced boat that floats evenly on its waterline. Improperly trimmed boats may list or lie with their bow or stern too low in the water.

Trim Level [Motor Sports] The level of options or features added to a model (Ford Mustand GT, Chrysler LeBaron XL).

Trim Ring [Golf] Small plastic ring found at the top of certain ferrules. Trim rings, decorative in nature, may be any number of colors. Most clubmakers do not use trim rings a great deal due to their lack of durability over time.

Trim Tab [Sailing] An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

Trimaran [Sailing] A boat with a center hull and two smaller outer hulls called amas. Also see catamaran and monohull.

Trimming Shears [Poker] Special heavy scissors for cutting the edges of cards in any of several ways for cheating. These produce various kinds of strippers, such as belly strippers, end strippers, low belly strippers, and high belly strippers.

Trims [Poker] A deck marked by shaving the edges of some cards such that a thief can tell by feel the values of certain cards.

Trio [Synchro Swimming] An event in which three swimmers work together as a team.

Trio Bet [Roulette] A combination bet on three numbers at the same time. Same as Street Bet.

Trioval [Motor Sports] A roughly triangular track, with three turns.

Trip [Horse Racing] An individual horse's race, with specific reference to the difficulty (or lack of difficulty) the horse had during competition, e.g., whether the horse was repeatedly blocked or had an unobstructed run.

Trip Handicapping [Horse Racing] Looking for mishaps in a previous race that may have prevented a horse from doing its best.

Trip Line [Sailing] A line attached to the end of an anchor to help free it from the ground.

Trip Up [Poker] Three of a kind. In Hold'em the term SET is used when two of the three cards are hole cards.

Triple [Lotto] A three- or four-digit number that contains three of the same digit. Examples: 111, 444, 5556, 2322. There are only 10 three-digit Triples and one should appear every 100 days. There are 360 four-digit triple combinations and one should show up every 28 days. The rarity of four-digit triples usually results in greatly-increased boxed payouts (there are 90 boxed combinations); as a result, it's good advice to play four-digit Triples boxed.

Triple Ante [Poker] In double-limit draw (high, with an ante), pertaining to the situation following two passed pots (that is, unopened pots;), at which point the pot contains three antes from each player, and the limits double (once only) until a pot is played.

Triple Axel [Figure Skating] An Axel on which the skater performs 3 1/2 revolutions.

Triple Bar [Equestrian Sports] A jump that has three sets of rails at different heights.

Triple Bogey [Golf] This term is used when a golfer is 3 over par on a hole.

Triple Crown [Horse Racing] Used generically to denote a series of three important races, but is always capitalized when referring to historical races for three-year-olds. In the United States, the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. In England the 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes. In Canada, the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales Stakes and Breeders' Stakes.

Triple Dipple, in the Lucky Ducky [Craps] Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 12 (6&6).

Triple Double [Basketball] When a player scores double-digits in 3 categories during one game (points, assists and rebounds are most common, but it can also be blocks or steals); a sign of great versatility.

Triple Jackpot [Poker] A period of time in a card room that has progressive jackpots for getting certain hands beat (for example, aces full in a hold 'em game) during which the posted payouts are tripled. Usually triple jackpot times are at times that otherwise have lower attendance than others, with such promotions being to increase patronage.

Triple Play [Baseball] A defensive play that records 3 outs.

Triple Sharp [General] The sharpest of the sharp.

Triple Through [Poker] Triple a small stack by beating two others, generally those with larger stack; sometimes part of the phrase triple a stack through. "Big John and Bubbles each had about $10,000 in chips, and they were both hot and stuck. Sally came in with $100, tripled it through them twice, and took the $900 to the window."

Triple Tough [Poker] Extremely tough.

Triple Twister [Freestyle Skating] A sequence of three twisters.

Triple-Double [Basketball] A relatively rare achievement in which a player accumulates double figures in three of the following categories in the same game: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots.

Triple-Draw Lowball [Poker] A form of ace-to-five with three draws, instead of the usual one in ordinary lowball, and thus having four betting rounds, usually played pot limit.

Triple-Threat Player [Poker] Someone who plays all games (all variations of poker) well.

Triples (Tr) [Baseball] Number of hits that resulted in the batter reaching third base.

Triplets [Poker] Three of a kind. Often called trips.

Tripoli [Golf] Compound used in conjunction with a stitched buffing wheel to polish marks from a stainless head. Medium cutting action.

Tripped 4 [Bowling] Said of the 4-pin when it's knocked down by the 2-pin on a bounce off the kickback.

Tripping [Ice Hockey] A minor penalty which occurs when a player places his stick or a part of his body under or around the feet or legs of an opponent causing him to lose his balance; will also be called if a player kicks an opponent’s skates out from under him, or uses a knee or leg to cause his opponent to fall.

Trips [Poker] Three of a kind; shortened from triplets.