- lacrosse ball
- nounball used in playing lacrosse• Hypernyms: ↑ball
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Lacrosse ball — A lacrosse ball is the solid rubber ball that is used to play lacrosse. It is typically white, but can be many other colors. It is usually between 7.75 and 8 inches (19 20 cm) in circumference (about 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) in diameter) and weighs… … Wikipedia
Lacrosse — Sport imagesize = 225px caption = Lacrosse being played in Finland union = International Lacrosse Federation / International Federation of Women s Lacrosse Associations nickname = Lax first = As early as the 12th century AD, North… … Wikipedia
Lacrosse — La*crosse , n. [F. la crosse, lit., the crosier, hooked stick. Cf. {Crosier}.] A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lacrosse at the 1948 Summer Olympics — Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Teams from Great Britain and the United States played a single match, which ended in a 5 5 draw. The match was played in Wembley Stadium.ResultTeamsGreat BritainAn All… … Wikipedia
lacrosse — 1718, American English, from Canadian Fr. jeu de la crosse game of the hooked sticks, from crosse hooked stick, which is used to throw the ball, from P.Gmc. *kruk . Originally a N.Amer. Indian game. The native name is represented by Ojibwa… … Etymology dictionary
lacrosse — ► NOUN ▪ a team game in which a ball is thrown, carried, and caught with a long handled stick bearing a net at one end. ORIGIN from French (le jeu de) la crosse (the game of) the hooked stick … English terms dictionary
lacrosse — [lə krôs′] n. [CdnFr < Fr la, the + crosse, a crutch, hockey stick < ML crucia: see CROSIER] a game, similar to field hockey, in which two teams of ten men or twelve women each, using long handled, pouched rackets, try to throw a small… … English World dictionary
Lacrosse — Spektakulärer Schuss (sogenannter „dive shot“) auf das Tor Meisterschaftsfinale im amerikanischen College Sport 2005 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lacrosse en champ — Crosse au champ Crosse au champ Lacrosse en champ Fédération internationale ILF (de 1974 à 2008) FIL (fondée en 2008) Sport olympique depuis 1904 à 1908 … Wikipédia en Français
lacrosse — /leuh kraws , kros /, n. a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10 member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other s netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted… … Universalium
