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Right Wing: The forward who lines up and operates primarily on the right side of the ice, usually a right-handed shooter.

Wing: One of the two forwards who flank the center and, with the center, make up a line. Also known as a winger or wingman. See also left wing; right wing.

Off Wing: A wing who is on the side opposite that on which he usually plays, or shoots from the 'wrong side' for his position; e.g., a left wing stationed on the right wing or a right-handed shooter p . . . View Full Definition

Winger: A winger is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. A right wing is responsible for the right-hand side of the ice and a left wi . . . View Full Definition

Right-Lateral Fault: A fault with horizontal movement. If you are standing on one side of the fault and look across it, the block on the opposite side of the fault has moved to the right. (Also see Left-Lateral Fault.)

Rights Of Survivorship: If two or more people own property jointly with rights of survivorship and one of the owners should die, the deceased owner’s share of the property automatically passes to the surviving owne . . . View Full Definition

Rights Offering: In a rights offering, also known as a subscription right, a company offers existing shareholders the opportunity to buy additional shares of company stock in proportion to the number they al . . . View Full Definition

Right-Of-Way: The right given by one landowner to another to pass over the land, construct a roadway or use as a pathway, without actually transferring ownership.

Right-To-Work: A state law preventing labor-management agreements requiring an individual to join a union as a condition of employment.

Right-To-Farm Laws (Nuisance): Right to farm laws deny nuisance suits against farmers who use accepted and standard farming practices, even if these practices harm or bother adjacent property owners or the general public. . . . View Full Definition