field hockey

noun

: a game played on a turfed field between two teams of 11 players each whose object is to direct a ball into the opponent's goal with a hockey stick

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The Chelmsford field hockey team received a special treat last Monday when USA Field Hockey Women’s National Team member Claire Danahy visited her alma mater to coach the program up for a day. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Two Falcons field hockey teams squared off to determine the champion of the West Coast Classic Saturday afternoon. Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025 Others pointed out that Queens University, which has no football team but offers programs such as baseball, softball, and field hockey, will now have a football program. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 The Wildcats field hockey team has won two of the last four national championships. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field hockey

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of field hockey was in 1895

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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

field hockey

noun
: a game played on a field in which each team uses curved sticks to try to knock a ball into the other team's goal

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