- field hockey ball
- nounball used in playing field hockey• Hypernyms: ↑ball
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
field hockey ball
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field hockey — field ,hockey noun uncount AMERICAN a game played on a field by two teams of 11 players who use curved sticks to try to hit a ball into the other team s goal in order to score points … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Field hockey — sport imagesize=300px caption=A game of field hockey in progress union=International Hockey Federation nickname=Hockey first=19th century registered= clubs= contact=Yes team=11 players mgender= category=Indoor/Outdoor ball=Hockey ball… … Wikipedia
field hockey — a 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… … Universalium
Field hockey stick — In Field hockey, each player carries a stick and cannot take part in the game without it. The stick is usually between 36 and 38 long (but this is not defined or restricted)and traditionally made of wood but now almost all the more expensive… … Wikipedia
field hockey — noun 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 • Syn: ↑hockey • Members of this Topic: ↑goalmouth, ↑net, ↑stick, ↑winger • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
field hockey — N UNCOUNT: oft N n Field hockey is an outdoor game played on a grass field between two teams of 11 players who use long curved sticks to hit a small ball and try to score goals. [AM] (in BRIT, use hockey) … English dictionary
field hockey — field′ hock ey n. spo 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 … From formal English to slang
field hockey — noun Date: 1903 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
field hockey — noun A form of hockey played on a grassed pitch with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck … Wiktionary
History of field hockey — Games similar to field hockey have a long history around the world. The modern standard variant of field hockey was developed in nineteenth century England. Contents 1 Games similar to hockey outside the West 2 Evolution of hockey in the West 3… … Wikipedia
