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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The real-life game, adapted by Xander Manshel and Alex Benepe at Middlebury College in Vermont in 2005, resembles soccer and field hockey, but as a contact sport with broomsticks. 
Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 19 July 2022 Friday was a busy day and night for multiple Harford County teams as playoff action heated up in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and field hockey. Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, 6 Nov. 2021 Stiff, who played basketball and field hockey at Southern Connecticut and coached at Western Connecticut, RPI and Brown before going to ESPN, took over the women’s basketball programming in the early ‘90s. Lori Riley, courant.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Blomquist, a senior committed to play field hockey at Holy Cross who also plays ice hockey, is a gamer who’s ready to compete regardless of the season. Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022 Their daughter Emma plays field hockey and swims for Saint Ursula. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2022 Twitter hashtags for fall: Football, #cincyfb; Soccer, #cincysoccer; Tennis, #cincytennis; Golf, #cincygolf; Cross country, #cincyxc; volleyball, #cincyvb; field hockey, #cincyfh; Water polo, #cincypolo. Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2022 California State Games, which takes place Thursday through Sunday, includes more than 20 other sporting competitions, including archery, field hockey, rugby and track and field. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2022 Since Title IX became law, the Olympics have added 31 women’s sports, including college mainstays such as basketball, field hockey, soccer and softball. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 June 2022 See More
Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 19 July 2022 Friday was a busy day and night for multiple Harford County teams as playoff action heated up in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and field hockey. Randy Mcroberts, baltimoresun.com, 6 Nov. 2021 Stiff, who played basketball and field hockey at Southern Connecticut and coached at Western Connecticut, RPI and Brown before going to ESPN, took over the women’s basketball programming in the early ‘90s. Lori Riley, courant.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Blomquist, a senior committed to play field hockey at Holy Cross who also plays ice hockey, is a gamer who’s ready to compete regardless of the season. Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022 Their daughter Emma plays field hockey and swims for Saint Ursula. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2022 Twitter hashtags for fall: Football, #cincyfb; Soccer, #cincysoccer; Tennis, #cincytennis; Golf, #cincygolf; Cross country, #cincyxc; volleyball, #cincyvb; field hockey, #cincyfh; Water polo, #cincypolo. Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2022 California State Games, which takes place Thursday through Sunday, includes more than 20 other sporting competitions, including archery, field hockey, rugby and track and field. David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2022 Since Title IX became law, the Olympics have added 31 women’s sports, including college mainstays such as basketball, field hockey, soccer and softball. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 23 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
field hockey
noun
: hockey played on a field