/ ləˈkrɒs; NAmE -ˈkrɔːs/ noun
[ U ] a game played on a field by two teams of ten players who use sticks with curved nets on them to catch, carry, and throw the ball
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French (le jeu de) la crosse (the game of) the hooked stick. Compare with crosse .