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Across the face

On a hit, refers to the shooter hitting the object stone on the opposite side from where the broom was placed. Since this imparts less speed to the object stone and takes less speed away from the shooter, it's a very efficient way of making a tick. This is seldom used for normal hits since it's harder to execute, unless necessary because a guard prevents using the other turn

Anti-freeze

A very rare and extremely difficult shot in which a stone is delivered so that it will come to rest behind another stone already in play, created the same effect as if one stone had been frozen to the other

Anti-slider

Synonymous with gripper

Arena ice

Temporary curling ice made quickly on a hockey rink or the like, most often used by curling clubs without dedicated curling facilities; usually of lower quality than that of a dedicated facility, but when created for televised events or events with large numbers of spectators, the ice quality can rival or even exceed that of a dedicated facility

Around the horn

A double or triple where the shooter ends up coming back up the rings