Ankle breaker
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Ankle breakers are small but deep holes drilled into drawbridges, stone bridges, and other defensive fortifications, in order to allow a slow moving party to cross easily, while causing a running person to twist their ankle and fall, which could result in injury. Its purpose was to slow down or harm those attempting the enter the fortress.[1][2][3]
In sports
[edit]In sports, ankle breakers are a combination of legal moves within the confines of a sports rules that send a player on the ground, hence the name 'ankle breaker'. The ankle breaker occurs most notably in football or basketball, with a crossover or other ball handling move, or in hockey.
References
[edit]- ^ "Defences | Lunt Roman Fort". luntromanfort.org. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ "Archaeologists reveal more about Roman marching camp found at sports stadium excavation in York | Culture24". culture24.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ^ Attanasio, A. A.; Bigman, Jeff (2011-05-29). The Dragon and the Unicorn: The Perilous Order of Camelot, Volume One. A. A. Attanasio. ISBN 9780983608431.
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