hockey played on a field, as distinguished from ice hockey
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ˈfield ˌhock•ey, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Sporta field game in which two teams of 11 players each use curved sticks to try to drive a ball into a netted goal.
field′ hock′ey,
- Sporta game played on a rectangular field having a netted goal at each end, in which two teams of 11 players each compete in driving a small leather-covered ball into the other's goal, each player being equipped with a stick having a curved end or blade that is flat on one side and rounded on the other.
- 1900–05
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'field hockey' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bully
- cage
- center halfback
- fullback
- goalkeeper
- grass hockey
- halfback
- hockey
- hockey stick
- hurley
- lfb
- shindy
- tackle