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English translation: apron

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French term or phrase:	garde
English translation:	apron
Entered by:	Jessica Crockett

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15:12 Dec 1, 2009

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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / water skiing

French term or phrase: garde

This is in an article written by a French water skier. The full sentence is:

Le saut est le moment le plus attendu de la compétition car certains sauteurs font leurs débuts lors de la compétition, et il n'est pas rare de voir un skieur passer les deux skis sur la garde!

Jessica Crockett KudoZ activity Questions: 54 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0
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apron

Explanation:
This refers to the side panel of the ramp, positioned at a slightly different angle from the main surface.

As quoted by the IWSF:
13.02: Description of the Jump Ramp

The jumping ramp shall be an inclined plane with an apron on the right-hand side. The ramp shall meet the following specifications: XXXXX

My web ref shows a nice photo of an apron being stripped of its panels.