street hockey

noun

: a game resembling ice hockey played on a hard surface by players wearing shoes or roller skates and using hockey sticks and a small ball

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His savior was playing street hockey every day. Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025 The loquacious Ray Montemayor, who Ziggy helped convert from a street hockey goalie to a state champion ice hockey keeper, had a much better anecdote. M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025 The royal couple visited a large park in Ottawa and met vendors and artists before participating in a ceremonial puck drop to launch a street hockey demonstration and planting a tree in another part of the city. USA Today, 28 May 2025 The king, in a taupe suit and red tie, later dropped the ceremonial first puck during a street hockey game at a community event. Rob Gillies, Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for street hockey

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of street hockey was in 1964

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“Street hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20hockey. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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