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Unabridged Shuffleboard Dictionary

Search and browse court-shuffleboard terminology, including playing terms, strategy language, equipment, court features, tournament terminology, organizations, and regional usage.

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There are currently 5 defined terms in this directory beginning with the letter U.

Umpire, Court

A referee assigned to the foot of a particular court.

Up And Down Line

CENTERLINE.

Up And Down Shot

A shot where the cue disc bumps up the opponent's scoring disc from the 10 to the 10-Off and the cue disc sticks in the 10 as a scoring disc. The result is "10 Up" for the shooter and "20 Down" for the opponent (whose disc went from plus-10 to minus-10, for a 20-point swing down). Syn: 10-MINUS-10 (a scoring 10 for the shooter and a scoring 10-Off for the opponent).

Uphill

Against the direction of the drift.

USA NSA

USA National Shuffleboard Association: https://www.national-shuffleboard-association.us

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This online Dictionary is built from CourtShuffleboard.com’s prepared court-shuffleboard terminology dataset. It preserves source-specific and regional meanings where they matter and can be expanded carefully as additional terms are reviewed.

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