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Undersoil heating

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounAdvanced term

In football (soccer), undersoil heating means: A heating system beneath a grass pitch, used to help keep the surface from freezing.

In Turkish: zemin altı ısıtması

How it is used

Use install or switch on undersoil heating; it does not guarantee that every match can go ahead.

Example sentences

  1. The club installed undersoil heating during the stadium renovation.

    The equipment is built beneath the playing surface.

  2. Despite the undersoil heating, the referee inspected the frozen edges of the pitch.

    The system's presence does not settle every question about conditions.

Common collocations

  • install undersoil heating
  • undersoil-heating system
  • switch on undersoil heating
  • pitchThe rectangular grass or artificial surface on which football is played, marked with lines for the halfway line, penalty areas and goal areas.
  • stadiumThe venue where matches are played, made up of the pitch and the stands around it for spectators.

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