Recreation terms starting with E

27 terms

  1. Early Surrender Giving up on the first two cards before the dealer checks his hole card for an ace. The player only loses 50% of his wager in this situation.
  2. earthworm A common term for any of the many different fishing worms, including night crawlers (two words), garden worms, leaf worms, dillys, and red wigglers.
  3. Ecosystem A complex ecological community or environment forming a functioning whole.
  4. Edge The borders created by a change in the structure or vegetation in a lake. Examples are edges of tree lines, weed lines, and the edges of a drop-off.
  5. Edge effect Where two habitat types join together resulting in increased diversity for vegetation and wildlife.
  6. egg sinker An egg-shaped fishing weight with a hole through the center for the line to pass through.
  7. electro-fishing, electro-fish, electro-shocking A term used to describe using electrical current to temporarily stun fish, typically during fish surveys.
  8. En Plein French term for the Straight-up Bet.
  9. En Prison French term for the favorable option offered at some single-zero roulette tables. The player doesn't lose his even-money bets if the zero shows.
  10. En prison rule This is also known as the surrender rule. Mostly applicable in European roulette; in an en prison rule, when the player makes an outside bet (even money…
  11. Engine block An iron casting from the manufacturer that envelopes the crankshaft, connecting rods and pistons.
  12. Epilimnion The warm layer of surface water.
  13. Equalized When the inner liner of a tire loses air pressure and that pressure becomes the same as that within the outer tire, creating a vibration.
  14. Equity Another word for "stock." It represents an ownership interest by shareholders in a corporation.
  15. Esses Slang term used for a series of acute left- and right-hand turns on a road course, one turn immediately following another.
  16. Ethics Of or relating to moral action and conduct; professionally right; conforming to professional standards.
  17. European roulette This style consist of a roulette wheel which has 37 compartments and numbers from 1 to 36 with the addition of a 0.
  18. European Wheel Roulette wheel that has only a single zero (0) and a number sequence of (clockwise starting with 0): 0, 32, 15, 19, 4, 21, 2, 25, 17, 34, 6, 27, 13, 36…
  19. Eutrophic Highly fertile waters characterized by warm, nutrient-rich shallow basins.
  20. Even Bet A wager that one of the even numbers will win the next spin.
  21. Even Money A bet that pays off at the same amount it would lose. e.g., betting $5 to potentially win $5 is an even money bet.
  22. Even Up A bet that has no mathematical edge for either side. In roulette, this can only come from wheel biases and croupier biases, as all layout bets have an…
  23. Expectation Usually expressed as a percentage, refers to the amount a player can expect to win or lose, statistically.
  24. Expected Win Rate The percentage of the total amount wagered that the player can be expected to win or lose over time.
  25. Extra Blind A blind put in by a player just entering the game, returning to the game, or otherwise changing his position at the table. See also "blind" and "post."
  26. Eye in the Sky The video camera above the casino floor which is used to watch the dealers and players to catch cheating.
  27. eyelets The eyelets are the line guides or rings on a fishing rod through which line is passed.