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
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UConn women's soccer and field hockey teams won Big East tournament championship games Sunday and await assignments for the NCAA Tournament.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2024
Fallston vs Pocomoke during a Class 1A state semifinal field hockey game at Crofton High School on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
—Brian T. Krista, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
Before Kylie, 32, supported her husband Jason and brother-in-law Travis during the Kansas City Chiefs game on Monday, Oct. 7, the mother of three visited Pembroke Hill School's girls field hockey clinic.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Last Friday, a women's field hockey game ended abruptly due to a nearby shooting.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2024
Fallston vs Pocomoke during a Class 1A state semifinal field hockey game at Crofton High School on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
—Brian T. Krista, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
Before Kylie, 32, supported her husband Jason and brother-in-law Travis during the Kansas City Chiefs game on Monday, Oct. 7, the mother of three visited Pembroke Hill School's girls field hockey clinic.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Last Friday, a women's field hockey game ended abruptly due to a nearby shooting.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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