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ice hockey
noun
: a game played on an ice rink by two teams of six players on skates whose object is to drive a puck into the opponents' goal with a hockey stick
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According to the former tight end, Capobianco, 38, was a member of the university's ice hockey team while Gronkowski pursued his football dreams.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Angela Ruggiero is a four-time Olympian and gold medalist for Team USA ice hockey, and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
—Angela Ruggiero, Contributor, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
To set the scene: Remember how one of the subplots of the first Inside Out was that Riley, the tween girl in whose brain much of the film takes place, was really into ice hockey?
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Ice hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20hockey. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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ice hockey
noun
: a game played on an ice rink in which two teams of skating players use curved sticks to try to shoot a puck into the opponent's goal
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