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 ~ )
She played ~ for the national side.
...the British ~ team.
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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 ~ )
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