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English term or phrase:
three-metre strides
English answer:
three meters between steps
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David Russi
Sep 21, 2008 20:46
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taking three-metre strides
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I imagine the picture described here is how people move their legs while they are falling. Am I right? Here is the sentence:
Visitors toboggan down the dunes for sport, or run down the cliff-like faces, taking three-metre strides in near-freefall descent.
Visitors toboggan down the dunes for sport, or run down the cliff-like faces, taking three-metre strides in near-freefall descent.
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| 5 +11 | three meters between steps |
David Russi
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| 5 | taking three metre leaps |
Richard C. Baca, MIM
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three meters between steps
As they run down the dunes, they take very long steps.
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-09-21 20:50:19 GMT)
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Webster's 3rd:
stride
1 a : the distance measured by a long step b : the distance covered by a runner in one leg cycle
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Note added at 4 mins (2008-09-21 20:51:08 GMT)
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They are not actually falling, BTW, it's just a comparison because of the fast rate of descent.
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-09-21 20:50:19 GMT)
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Webster's 3rd:
stride
1 a : the distance measured by a long step b : the distance covered by a runner in one leg cycle
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Note added at 4 mins (2008-09-21 20:51:08 GMT)
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They are not actually falling, BTW, it's just a comparison because of the fast rate of descent.
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Richard C. Baca, MIM
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taking three metre leaps
I like leaps better than strides because I think it best captures the picture they are conveying.
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