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Definition of field hockey noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

picture of a hockey

field hockey

noun

field hockey pronunciation English

field hockey pronunciation American

(North American English) (British English hockey) [uncountable]

a game played on a field by two teams of 11 players, with curved sticks and a small hard ball. Teams try to hit the ball into the other team's goal.