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.
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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
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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
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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