Recreation terms starting with B

118 terms

B-post Post extending from the roofline to the base of the window behind the driver's head.
Baccarat The worst hand one can have in Baccarat, a total of zero.
Baccarat en Banque A Baccarat variation with two player positions and the casino books the bets.
back cast (n.) or back-cast (v.) - Part of the cast in which the fishing rod (usually a fly rod) and the fishing line is moved from a position in front to one in back of the angler.
Back counting Counting cards from behind the table as a spectator. Counting cards in blackjack when you're not playing in the game.
back-trolling A method of boat control utilizing a motor to make a series of maneuvers in the presentation of a lure or bait.
back-wash Rough water resulting from boat wakes rebounding off fixed objects such as canyon walls, docks or anchored boats.
Backdoor Catching both the turn and river card to make a drawing hand. For instance, suppose you have A♠-7 ♠The flop comes A♦-6 ♣-4♠.
Backing Any type of line used to partially fill a reel before the main fishing line is added; commonly used in fly-fishing or by bass anglers who use many of the…
backlash An overrun of a revolving-spool reel, such as a bait-cast reel, which in turn causes the line to billow off the reel and tangle.
Backtrack The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the ball-track.
Backwater Shallow area of a river that is sometimes isolated, often being located behind a sand bar or other obstruction in the river.
Bad Beat To have a hand that is a large underdog beat a heavily favored hand. It is generally used to imply that the winner of the pot had no business being in the…
bag limit Restriction in the number of fish an angler may retain, generally on a daily basis.
Bail Money or other security (such as a bail bond) provided to the court to temporarily allow a person's release from jail and assure their appearance in court.
bait Can mean live bait or artificial bait, such as a lure.
Bait restrictions Limitations to the type of bait sport anglers may use.
baitcasting Fishing with a revolving-spool reel and baitcasting rod, with the reel mounted on the topside of the rod.
baitfish Small fish, such as threadfin shad, that are often eaten by predatory fish, such as largemouth bass.
baitwell A special well or livewell in a boat to hold bait.
Balance We put each charge on your account, including interest or fees, into a balance category.
Balanced count A card counting system that has an equal number of cards valued at + and -. The sum of a count of all cards in a deck in a balanced count is always 0.
Ball Track - The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the backtrack.
Ball joint A ball inside a socket that can turn and pivot in any direction. Used to allow suspension to travel while the driver steers the car.
Banco Said when a player decides to bet his entire money. Also means bank.
Bank America has a "dual banking system" which means that both states and the federal government issue bank charters for the need and convenience of their…
bank-fishing, bank-fish A method of fishing by casting from an area on a bank of water.
Banker In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table.
Banker/Player Bet Betting on the dealer or the player (not betting a tie).
Banking The slope of a racetrack specifically at a curve or a corner. The angle of degree of banking refers to the height of a racetrack's slope at the outside…
Bankroll A player's total gambling money.
Bar 1. Historically, the partition separating the general public from the space occupied by the judges, lawyers and other participants in a trial. 2.
Barb A sharp projection on a fishing hook that holds a hooked fish.
barbless A hook manufactured without a barb, or one made barbless by cutting it off, filing it off or flattening the barb (typically with pliers).
Basic Strategy The optimum playing strategy for blackjack when not counting.
Bass Common name for several spiny-finned fishes. Used in this booklet to denote the largemouth bass.
Bass Assassin A brand of soft-plastic jerkbait.
bass boat A design of shallow-drafting boat developed for modern, competitive bass fishing.
Battleground An instanced battlefield where players from different factions can fight with each other fairly.
Bay A regularly repeating division of a façade, marked by fenestration.
bead-headed midges A type of fly used for fly-fishing.
Bear grease Slang term used to describe any patching material used to fill cracks and holes or smooth bumps on a track's surface.
Bedding In fishing, this term refers to bedding fish during the spawning period.
Bell housing A cover, shaped like a bell, that surrounds the flywheel, clutch that connects the engine to the transmission.
bell sinker A bell-shaped fishing weight.
Belly Boat A trademark for a brand of rubber inner tube boat used for fishing in quiet water.
Benthic Occurring at or near the bottom of a body of water.
Bet spread The amount of the maximum and minimum bets a player is making during a blackjack playing session.
Betting efficiency How well a card counting system can take advantage of the theoretical advantage offered by that system.
Betting Limits Establishes the minimum and maximum amounts that can be wagered on one bet.
BG Battleground
Bias-ply Layers of fabric within a tire that are woven in angles. Also used as a term to describe tires made in this manner.
Biased Numbers A Big Number that continues through long-term analysis and produced by Biased Wheels.
Biased Wheel A roulette wheel that has an imperfection that causes certain numbers or sections of numbers to appear at a higher frequency than probability allows for.
Biased wheels an imperfect roulette wheel causing numbers to appear often than what probability allows.
Big Blind The larger of the two blinds typically used in a hold'em game. The big blind is normally a full first round bet. See also "blind" and "small blind."
Big Number A number that has hit more than its theoretical average. Long-term "Big Numbers" may be indicative of a Biased Wheel.
Big player A member of a card counting team who makes a big bet when the count is favorable.
Binders Slang term for a race car's brakes.
Biology the science that studies living organisms.
Biomass The aggregate amount of living matter or a specific species within a specific habitat, or the total number of a specific species in a specific habitat.
BITE When a fish takes or touches a bait so that the fisherman feels it.
bite indicator A device which activates or signals when a fish is on the line. It can be as simple as a bell placed on the line between two fishing pole guides that…
Black Action A bet made with a black ($100) chip.
black bass Common term used to describe several types of bass of the sunfish family, including the largemouth and smallmouth bass.
Black Bet A wager that the color of the next number will be black.
Black chip A casino chip worth $100.
Blackjack Refers to the game of 21, but also refers to a natural total of 21 on the first two cards. A blackjack always consists of an ace and a face card or a ten.
Blacks Chips valued at $100.
Blank A board card that doesn't seem to affect the standings in the hand. If the flop is A♠-J♦-T ♠, then a turn card of 2♥ would be considered a blank.
Bleeder valve A valve in the wheel used to reduce air pressure in tires.
Blend line Line painted on the track near the apron and extending from the pit road exit into the first turn.
Blind A forced bet (or partial bet) put in by one or more players before any cards are dealt.
blind cast Casting at no particular target.
Blister An overheating of the tread compound resulting in bubbles on the tire surface.
Blown motor Major engine failure. For instance, when a connecting rod goes through the engine block. Usually produces a lot of smoke and steam.
bluebird skies A term used to describe bright, sunny, blue sky conditions that often make catching fish tough.
Bluegill Common name for Lepomis macrochirus (Rafinesque), also called bream. Bluegill are stocked in ponds in combination with redear sunfish and largemouth bass.
bluegill or bluegills A common species of sunfish. Not synonymous with sunfish or panfish.
Board All the community cards in a hold'em game - the flop, turn, and river cards together. Example: "There wasn't a single heart on the board."
bobber A float attached to the line under which a hook and sometimes a sinker hang. The bobber holds the bait or lure at a predetermined depth and also signals…
Bodywork The fabricated sheet metal that encloses the chassis.
Bomber Long "A" A brand name of crankbait.
Bore Pistons travel up and down within each cylinder, or bore, in the engine block.
Bot Robot. Software automaton, used to play and advance a character without human assistance or supervision.
bottom feeder or bottom-fish A bottom-feeding fish, such as a catfish or carp. Refers to a fish that feeds predominantly on the bottom, not just one that is sometimes caught on the…
Bottom Pair A pair with the lowest card on the flop. If you have A ♠-6♠, and the flop comes K♦-T♥-6 ♣, you have flopped bottom pair.
Bottom Track The slanting, stationary, inner area of a roulette wheel down which the ball slides before bouncing onto the wheel head and into a pocket.
Boule (La Boule) Originally referred to as the "little game", Boule is basically a simplified version of Roulette, popular in French casinos.
bow-fishing Using a bow and arrow, typically with a reel attached to the bow, to harvest fish.
Brackish Water of intermediate salinity between seawater and freshwater.
Brake caliper The part of the braking system that, when applied by the driver, clamps the brake disk/rotor to slow or stop the car.
BRD Blackrock Depths
break Distinct variation in otherwise constant stretches of cover, structure, or bottom type. Basically anything that "breaks up" the underwater terrain.
break-off A fish lost when the line breaks, as opposed to losing fish when the hook breaks, straightens or pulls out.
Bream Common name of several centrarchid fishes. Bream is used in this booklet to denote bluegill, redear sunfish, or a combination of these two fish.
broodfish A large sexually mature fish capable of breeding. In hatcheries, these are the large egg-producing fish.
brookie, brookies, brook trout A species of trout stocked in selected waters in Arizona's high country (they are not native to the state).
brown trout A nonnative species of trout stocked in some of Arizona's high elevation trout waters. Sometimes referred to as a German brown.
brownie Term can refer to a smallmouth bass or a brown trout.