HOCKEY


Meaning of HOCKEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɒki ]

1.

Hockey is an outdoor game played between two teams of 11 players who use long curved sticks to hit a small ball and try to score goals. ( BRIT; in AM, usually use field hockey )

She played hockey for the national side.

...the British hockey team.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N n

2.

Hockey is a game played on ice between two teams of 11 players who use long curved sticks to hit a small rubber disk, called a puck, and try to score goals. ( AM; in BRIT, usually use ice hockey )

N-UNCOUNT : oft N n

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