Meaning Of The Word Hockey

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Hockey is an outdoor game played between two teams of 11 players who use long curved sticks to hit a small ball and try to score goals.

hockey in American English
a team game played on ice, in which the players, using a curved stick with a flat blade (hockey stick) and wearing skates, try to drive a hard rubber disk (puck) into their opponent's goal; ice hockey
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hockey in British English 1
noun: a game played on a field by two opposing teams of 11 players each, who try to hit a ball into their opponents' goal using long sticks curved at the end

hockey in British English 2
noun: the feast at harvest home; harvest supper

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