field hockeynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfiːld ˌhɒk.i/us/ˈfiːld ˌhɑː.ki/US UK hockeyA2 a game played on a sports field between two teams of eleven players who each have a curved stick with which they try to put a small hard ball into the other team's goal
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hockey
- check
- corner
- fullback
- give-and-go
- goal fest
- goalmouth scramble
- goaltender
- hockey
- ice hockey
- lacrosse
- man-to-man defense
- penalty box
- puck
- shin guard
- shin pad
- shirt pad
- stick
- tackle
- target man