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field hockey

noun

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 blade that is flat on one side and rounded on the other.

field hockey

noun

hockey played on a field, as distinguished from ice hockey

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Word History and Origins

Origin of field hockey¹

First recorded in 1900–05

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The surrounding area also has tennis, track cycling and field hockey.

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In between, when North Carolina’s longtime field hockey coach retired, Matson invited herself to apply and got the job, something akin to one of John Wooden’s seniors immediately replacing him at UCLA.

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I was in speech and debate with my Indian classmates, played field hockey with Sikh kids, and took journalism with East Asian friends.

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Carson will host track cycling, field hockey, rugby sevens, and tennis.

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“This is the Olympic dream you imagined from childhood,” said Lena Micheel, a German field hockey player.

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field hand field-holler

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