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field hockey

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun field hockey has 1 sense
  1. field hockey, hockey - hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net
    --1 is a kind of field game

Definitions from the Web

Field Hockey

Definition

Field hockey is a team sport played on a grass or turf field, in which players use sticks to hit a small hard ball and score goals. It is commonly played in many parts of the world and is an Olympic sport.

Senses and Usages

Sense 1

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: A game played on a grass or turf field by two teams of eleven players, who use long sticks to hit a small hard ball into the opposing team's goal.

Example Sentence: The local field hockey team won the regional championship.

Sense 2

Part of Speech: noun

Definition: The field or area where field hockey is played.

Example Sentence: The field hockey pitch was well-maintained and had excellent lighting.

Sense 3

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: Related to or characteristic of the sport of field hockey.

Example Sentence: She wore a field hockey uniform during practice.

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