field hockey

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field hockey

A game played on turf in which two teams of 11 players use curved sticks to drive a ball into the other team's goal.

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field hockey

(Hockey (Field & Ice)) US and Canadian hockey played on a field, as distinguished from ice hockey

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

field′ hock`ey

a field game in which two teams of 11 players each use hockey sticks to try to drive a small ball into a netted goal.

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Noun

field hockey - a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

hockey

field game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions

shinney, shinny - a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

goalmouth - (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal

net - a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

stick - a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

winger - (sports) player in wing position

Translations

لُعْبَةُ الهُوكِي

hokej

hockey

maahockey

hokej

ホッケー

하키

hockey

กีฬาฮ็อคกี้

hokey

khúc côn cầu

曲棍球

field hockey

n (Am) → hockey m inv (su prato)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

field hockey

→ لُعْبَةُ الهُوكِي hokej hockey Hockey χόκεϊ hockey maahockey hockey hokej hockey ホッケー 하키 hockey hockey hokej hóquei хоккей hockey กีฬาฮ็อคกี้ hokey khúc côn cầu 曲棍球

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