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Meanings of hockey in English

Russian
хоккей
Catalan
hoquei
Spanish
hockey
Wikidata

Family of team sports.

Related terms
хоккей
Portuguese
hóquei no gelo
Catalan
hoquei

A game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks.

hóquei no gelo
Portuguese
hóquei em campo
Catalan
hoquei

A game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net.

hóquei em campo
Russian
электроника им-10

Soviet electronic game.

Related terms
электроника им-10
Usage of hockey in English
1
Basketball wants to send out a clear message: 'We are not hockey.'
The new yorker
2
For example he sweeps out the press box after a hockey game.
The new yorker
3
You used to be able to say the same thing about hockey.
The Guardian
4
I've seen the friendships and solidarity of the Pink Ladies hockey team.
The Irish Times
5
IT has been a season to remember so far for Leinster hockey.
The Irish Times
6
IRELAND striker Liam Canning last night announced his retirement from international hockey.
The Irish Times
7
The New Year starts at full voltage in hockey circles on Saturday.
The Irish Times
8
But 14 years' pitchside watching the hockey elite play has remedied that.
The Guardian
9
And the women's hockey final between China and Holland is also off.
The Guardian
10
In the past, India has enjoyed huge success on the hockey field.
BBC
11
This week, Ireland's women's hockey team seeks World Cup qualification in Rome.
The Irish Times
12
Find out more englandhockey.co.uk -national governing body for hockey in England.
The Guardian
13
Basically every time England win a relay gold, England's hockey team score.
The Guardian
14
For long spells it was football played at the speed of ice-hockey.
The Guardian
15
Why is there water on the hockey field at the Commonwealth Games?
Radio NZ
16
The name in a book or on a hockey stick means nothing.
The Loom of Youth
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Catalan
hoquei
Hockey through the time
Hockey across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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