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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Chen also plays field hockey at Brookline and runs club with Bay State Champions Track.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
In Switzerland, Taylor Collier-Brown said she was stranded in Geneva with her field hockey team after a skiing trip in the French Alps.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Brar is a Punjabi Sikh from India who first came to the U.S. in 1998 with his field hockey team.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Focusing On Body Positivity and Confidence Playing field hockey in high school and college, Kelce learned through experience the struggles girls can face.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
In Switzerland, Taylor Collier-Brown said she was stranded in Geneva with her field hockey team after a skiing trip in the French Alps.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
Brar is a Punjabi Sikh from India who first came to the U.S. in 1998 with his field hockey team.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
Focusing On Body Positivity and Confidence Playing field hockey in high school and college, Kelce learned through experience the struggles girls can face.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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