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Definition 2024

field_hockey

field hockey

See also: field-hockey

English

Noun

field hockey ‎(uncountable)

A form of hockey played on a grassed pitch with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck.

Translations

form of hockey

Catalan: hoquei sobre herba (ca) m, hoquei (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 曲棍球 (zh) ‎(qūgùnqiú)
Dutch:
Finnish: maahockey
French: hockey sur gazon (fr) m
German: Hockey (de) n, Feldhockey n
Hindi:

Hungarian: gyeplabda (hu)
Irish: haca m
Italian: hockey su prato m
Japanese: フィールドホッケー (ja) ‎(fīrudohokkē)
Mongolian: талбайн хоккей ‎(talbajn hokkej)
Russian: хокке́й на траве́ m ‎(xokkéj na travé)
Spanish: hockey sobre hierba m
Swedish: landhockey (sv) c

Usage notes

In parts of the world where field hockey is more prominent than ice hockey it is generally referred to simply as hockey. This is equally true of ice hockey.