field hockey
noun
: a game played on a turfed field between two teams of 11 players each whose object is to direct a ball into the opponent's goal with a hockey stick
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As for that athleticism, Roche played field hockey and flag football in the fall, soccer and basketball in the winter, and lacrosse in the spring.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
This time around, the 117-year-old arena will stage field hockey competitions.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2024
This time around, the 117-year-old arena will stage field hockey competitions.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for field hockey
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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