field hockey

/ˈfild ˌhɑk·i/ n [U]

Definition

› a game in which two teams of 11 players each try to score points by using special sticks to hit a small ball into a net at either end of the field

(Definition of field hockey n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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