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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For much of his life, Tucker Warford has been ingrained in field hockey.
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Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Coaching field hockey often is an escape from her four young children.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Who can claim this jumble of junior-varsity field hockey teams, center-justified poetry, and polyester tux jackets as their intellectual property?
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Practical issues may also be in play, such as when teens have to wear white bottoms, which are common in sports like field hockey, lacrosse, and cheerleading.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
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Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Coaching field hockey often is an escape from her four young children.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Who can claim this jumble of junior-varsity field hockey teams, center-justified poetry, and polyester tux jackets as their intellectual property?
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Practical issues may also be in play, such as when teens have to wear white bottoms, which are common in sports like field hockey, lacrosse, and cheerleading.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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